Male and female C57BL/6 mice respond differently to diazepam challenge in avoidance learning tasks

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 13-21

  Podhorna, J ^a   McCabe, S ^a   Brown, R E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avoidance learning; C57BL 6 mice; Diazepam; Foot shock pain threshold; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PAIN THRESHOLD; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036207084     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(01)00783-3     Document Type: Article

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