The influence of midazolam on active avoidance retrieval and acquisition rate in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Obradović, Dragan I ^a   Savić, Miroslav M ^b   Andjelković, Draginja S ^a   Ugrešić, Nenad D ^b   Bokonjić, Dubravko R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Acquisition rate; Active avoidance; Benzodiazepines; Midazolam; Rat; Retrieval

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM; PICROTOXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; EXPERIMENT; FACILITATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0347915538     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2003.09.018     Document Type: Article

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