Ultrasonic vocalizations in rat pups: Modulation at the γ-aminobutyric acid(A) receptor complex and the neurosteroid recognition site

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 318-325

  Vivian, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Barros, Helena M T ^a,c   Manitiu, Andre ^a   Miczek, Klaus A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Funcacao Faculdade Fed Cie Medicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPRAZOLAM; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; MUSCIMOL; NEUROSTEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BINDING SITE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANIMALS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030867517     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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