N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the amygdala are necessary for the acquisition and expression of conditioned defeat

Neuroscience

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 625-634

  Jasnow, A M ^a   Cooper, M A ^a   Huhman, K L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Anxiety; Emotion; Fear; Social stress; Submission

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HAMSTER; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0346099203     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.10.015     Document Type: Article

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