Effects of benzodiazepine agonists on punished responding in pigeons and their relationship with clinical doses in humans

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-212

  Kleven, Mark S ^a   Koek, Wouter ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Conflict behavior; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLORAZEPATE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MEDAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENCY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COLUMBIDAE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PUNISHMENT;

EID: 0032899311     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050826     Document Type: Article

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