Effect of drugs that alter alertness and emotionality on the novelty response of a weak electric fish, Gymnotus carapo

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 863-869

  Corrêa, Sônia Aparecida Lopes ^a   Hoffmann, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alertness; Drugs; Electric fish; Electric organ discharge; Novelty response

Indexed keywords

BETA CARBOLINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAZEPAM; PENTOBARBITAL;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMOTIONALITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0032448117     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00242-X     Document Type: Article

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