Neonatal cholinergic lesions and development of exploration upon administration of the GABAa receptor agonist muscimol in preweaning rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-221

  Scattoni, M L ^a   Calamandrei, G ^a   Ricceri, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developing rats; Exploratory behaviour; Muscimol; Rearing; Spatial open field test; Wall rearing

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOTOXIN; MUSCIMOL; SAPORIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142165022     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00191-6     Document Type: Article

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