Experimental anxiety and the reinforcing effects of ethanol in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 457-461

  Blatt, S L ^a   Takahashi, R N ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Ethanol; Place preference; Plus maze; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032921341     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1999000400013     Document Type: Article

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