Behavioral effects of flumazenil in the social conflict test in mice

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-269

  Uhlirova L ^a   Sustkova Fiserova M ^a   Krsiak M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Anxiety; Benzodiazepine receptor; Defensive behavior; Endogenous ligands; Endozepines; Flumazenil; GABA; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; FLUMAZENIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VIDEOTAPE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FLUMAZENIL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1042265562     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1583-y     Document Type: Article

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