Infusion of quinpirole and muscimol into the ventral tegmental area inhibits fear-potentiated startle: Implications for the role of dopamine in fear expression

Brain Research

Volumn 746, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 231-238

  Munro, Laurie J ^a   Kokkinidis, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid(A) receptor; Aversive emotional arousal; Dopamine neuron; Fear potentiated startle; Muscinol; Quinpirole; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCIMOL; QUINPIROLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEAR; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; FEAR; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; QUINPIROLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STARTLE REACTION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0031035579     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01225-5     Document Type: Article

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