Defensive behavior in rats towards predatory odors: A review

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 597-609

  Dielenberg, Robert A ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiolytic; Benzodiazepine; Blood pressure; Cat odor; Conditioned fear; Defense; Predator; Rat; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIZOCILPINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; RITANSERIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAT; CONDITIONING; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; GROOMING; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; ONCOGENE C FOS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 0035711315     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(01)00044-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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