The GABAergic Effect of Low Doses of Lorazepam on Social Behavior

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 248-256

  Conchillo, María Pérez ^a   Martínez Sanchis, Sonia ^a   Salvador, Alicia ^a   Simón, Vicente M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggression; Benzodiazepines; Lorazepam; Male mice; Ro 15 1788; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141872943     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.90025     Document Type: Article

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