Evidence for antiaggressive property of some calcium channel blockers

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 435-438

  Srivastava, S K ^a   Nath, C ^b   Sinha, J N ^b  

^a P S Medical College Karamsad   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Calcium channel blockers; Foot shock aggression; Physostigmine; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; VERAPAMIL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; FIGHTING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK;

EID: 0031149015     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1997.0149     Document Type: Article

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