Prior electrical stimulation of the inferior colliculus sensitizes rats to the stress of the elevated plus-maze test

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-25

  Pandossio, J E ^a   Molina, V A ^b   Brandao M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aversion; Electrical stimulation; Elevated plus maze; Inferior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEAR; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NERVE NET; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033976225     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00154-0     Document Type: Article

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