Effects of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, 7-nitro indazole, and agmatine on pentylenetetrazol-induced discriminative stimulus in Long-Evans rats

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 567-573

  Uzbay, I Tayfun ^a   Lal, Harbans ^b  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors; Pentylenetetrazol discrimination; Rat(s)

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; AGMATINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PENTETRAZOLE; 7-NITROINDAZOLE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REINFORCEMENT; ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; LONG EVANS RAT; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDAZOLES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0036009201     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(01)00309-8     Document Type: Article

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