Temporary inactivation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis but not of the amygdala blocks freezing induced by trimethylthiazoline, a component of fox feces

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-28

  Fendt, Markus ^a   Endres, Thomas ^a   Apfelbach, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; Fear; Muscimol; Odor; Predator; Temporary lesion

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLTHIAZOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRIA TERMINALIS;

EID: 0037218892     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-01-00023.2003     Document Type: Article

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