Anxiety- and activity-related effects of diazepam and chlordiazepoxide in the rat light/dark and dark/light tests

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-35

  Chaouloff, F ^a   Durand, M ^a   Mormede P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

anxiety; chlordiazepoxide; dark light test; diazepam; elevated plus maze; factor (principal component) analysis; light dark test; locomotor activity; rat

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DARKNESS; DIAZEPAM; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031059590     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)00160-X     Document Type: Article

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