Effects of stress and etifoxine on pentobarbital-induced loss of righting reflex in Balb/cByJ and C57BL/6J mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-130

  Verleye, Marc ^a   Heulard, Isabelle ^a   Nuss, Philippe ^b   Gillardin, Jean Marie ^a  

^a Service de Pharmacologie   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

BALB cByJ mouse; C57BL 6J mouse; Etifoxine; GABAergic system; Inbred mice strains; Pentobarbital induced loss of righting reflex; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ETIFOXINE; PENTOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPNOSIS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; STRESS; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 0345096619     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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