Divergent levels of anxiety in mice selected for differences in sensitivity to a convulsant agent

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 517-523

  Suaudeau, Charles ^a   Rinaldi, Daisy ^b,c,d   Lepicard, Eve ^b   Venault, Patrice ^b   Crusio, Wim E ^c   Costentin, Jean ^a   Chapouthier, Georges ^b  

^a Site Universitaire du Madrillet   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavior pattern; Behavioral neurogenetics; Benzodiazepine receptor; Convulsions; Genetic selection; Methyl carboline 3 carboxylate; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0034478250     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00383-8     Document Type: Article

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