Effects of subcutaneous administration of the γ-aminobutyric acidA receptor agonist muscimol on water intake in water-deprived rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 445-450

  Houston, Abigail J ^a   Wong, John C L ^a   Ebenezer, Ivor S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; GABAA receptors; Muscimol; Primary drinking; Water intake

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; MALAISE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE AVERSION; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0036854605     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00876-4     Document Type: Article

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