Dual 5-HT mechanisms in basolateral and central nuclei of amygdala in the regulation of the defensive behavior induced by electrical stimulation of the inferior colliculus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-195

  Macedo, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Castilho, Vanessa Moreno ^a   De Souza E Silva, Maria Angélica ^a   Brandão, Marcus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5,7 Dihydroxytryptamine; 5 HT; Basolateral nucleus of amygdala; Central nucleus of amygdala; Fear; Inferior colliculus

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ALERTNESS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FREEZING; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESCAPE REACTION; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 0037202543     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(02)00862-6     Document Type: Article

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