Defensive burying in rodents: Ethology, neurobiology and psychopharmacology

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 463, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 145-161

  De Boer, Sietse F ^a   Koolhaas, Jaap M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anxiety; Avoidance; Coping, active; Coping, passive; Defensive behavior; Fear; Marble burying; Shock prod burying

Indexed keywords

1 (1,4 BENZODIOXAN 5 YL) 4 (2 INDANYL)PIPERAZINE; 2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 2 PHENYL 5H PYRAZOLO[4,3 C]QUINOLIN 3 ONE; 3 (6 DIMETHYLAMINO 4 METHYL 3 PYRIDINYL) 7 DIPROPYLAMINO 2,5 DIMETHYLPYRAZOLO[1,5 A]PYRIMIDINE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 5 METHOXY 3 (1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 4 PYRIDYL) 1H INDOLE; ALNESPIRONE; ANGIOTENSIN; BRETAZENIL; BUSPIRONE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; DESIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; FLESINOXAN; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; INDORENATE; IPSAPIRONE; MEPROBAMATE; METHYLPHENIDATE; METITEPINE; MIDAZOLAM; MIFEPRISTONE; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; NALOXONE; OXPRENOATE POTASSIUM; OXPRENOLOL; PENTOBARBITAL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VILAZODONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; EMOTION; ETHOLOGY; FEAR; FREEZING; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RELIABILITY; RODENT; SCREENING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037470233     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01278-0     Document Type: Article

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