Diazepam attenuates conditioned odor potentiation of startle in rats

Psychobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 515-519

  Vishney, A ^a   Richardson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0034494015     PISSN: 08896313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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