Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis with L-NAME suppresses isolation-induced ultrasounds in rat pups

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-53

  Campbell, James O ^a   Fogarty, Jennifer A ^a   Spear, Linda Patia ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiolysis; L NAME; Nitric oxide; Rat pups; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COCAINE; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032965835     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00233-0     Document Type: Article

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