Low-dose midazolam attenuates predatory odor avoidance in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-201

  Dielenberg, Robert A ^a   Arnold, Jonathon C ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Benzodiazepine; Cat odor; Midazolam; Predator; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CATS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDAZOLAM; ODORS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ARENA; FELIS CATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032915428     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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