Hypoexpression of benzodiazepine receptors in the amygdala of neophobic BALB/c mice compared to C57BL/6 mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-38

  Hode, Y ^a   Ratomponirina, C ^a   Gobaille, S ^a   Maitre, M ^a   Kopp, C ^b   Misslin, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Lab d'Ethologie et de Neurobiologie   (France)

Author keywords

Amygdala; BALB c and C57BL 6 mice; Benzodiazepine receptors; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; IDAZOXAN; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; YOHIMBINE; ZACOPRIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; MALE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; DIAZEPAM; FEAR; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033971297     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00131-8     Document Type: Article

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