Mouse strains selected for differences in sensitivity to a benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist: Pharmacological and behavioural responses

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-197

  Chapouthier, G ^a   Venault, P ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

CCM; Benzodiazepine receptor; GABA A; Seizures; Selected strains

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR INVERSE STIMULATING AGENT; BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CONVULSANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEIZURE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037821596     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939102321781499     Document Type: Article

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