Ethanol enhances medial amygdaloid induced inhibition of predatory attack behaviour in the cat: Role of GABA(A) receptors in the lateral hypothalamus

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 657-670

  Han, Yuchun ^a   Shaikh, Majid B ^a   Siegel, Allan ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BICUCULLINE;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CANNULA; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATENT PERIOD; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031455212     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008316     Document Type: Article

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