Reduced isolation-induced aggressiveness in mice following NAALADase inhibition

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-381

  Lumley, L A ^a   Robison, C L ^a   Slusher, B S ^b   Wozniak, K ^b   Dawood, M ^a   Meyerhoff, J L ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aggressive behavior; Glutamate; Isolation; Mice; NAAG; NAALADase

Indexed keywords

2 [[HYDROXY(2,3,4,5,6 PENTAFLUOROPHENYLMETHYL)PHOSPHINYL]METHYL]PENTANEDIOIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 3; GLUTAMIC ACID; GPI 5232; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUTAMATE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE II; GLUTARATES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 1042277067     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1610-z     Document Type: Article

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