Unilateral block of NMDA receptors in the amygdala prevents predator stress - Induced lasting increases in anxiety-like behavior and unconditioned startle - Effective hemisphere depends on the behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 739-751

  Adamec, Robert E ^a   Burton, Paul ^a   Shallow, Tanya ^a   Budgell, John ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anxiety; Asymmetry; Hole board; i.c.; Lasting changes; Lateral amygdala long term potentiation; MK 801; Neural substrates; NMDA; Plus maze; Predator stress rat; Risk assessment; Stress

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; 4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HEMISPHERE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAZE TEST; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STARTLE REFLEX; STRESS;

EID: 0032464899     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00225-X     Document Type: Article

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