Role of dopaminergic and serotonergic systems on behavioral stimulatory effects of low-dose alprazolam and lorazepam

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-50

  Bentue Ferrer D ^a   Reymann, J M ^a   Tribut, O ^a   Allain, H ^a   Vasar, E ^c   Bourin, M ^b  

^a Inst de Rech Contre le Cancer IRCC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Dopamine; Elevated zero maze; Locomotor activity; Lorazepam; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; LORAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035101541     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(00)00137-1     Document Type: Article

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