Behavioural effects of a benzodiazepine receptor partial agonist, Ro 19-8022, in the social conflict test in mice

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-151

  Podhorna, J ^a   Krsiak, M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Benzodiazepine receptor; Full agonist; Mouse; Partial agonist; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; PARTIAL AGONIST; RO 19 8022; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DRUG EFFECT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034024890     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200004000-00006     Document Type: Article

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