Nitric oxide synthase inhibition blocks phencyclidine-induced behavioural effects on prepulse inhibition and locomotor activity in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-173

  Johansson, Christina ^a   Jackson, David M ^a   Svensson, Lennart ^b  

^a Astra Arcus AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Locomotor activity; Nitric oxide; Phencyclidine; Prepulse inhibition; Rat; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHENCYCLIDINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0030909895     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050280     Document Type: Article

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