Blockade of histamine H2 receptors of the periaqueductal gray and inferior colliculus induces fear-like behaviors

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-33

  Santos, N R ^a   Huston, J P ^b   Brandao M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

dPAG; Fear; H2 receptors; Histamine; Inferior colliculus; Midbrain tectum; Ranitidine

Indexed keywords

DIMAPRIT; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; RANITIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038297095     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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