Effect of anxiolytic drugs on air-puff-elicited ultrasonic vocalization in adult rats

Experimental Animals

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 409-414

  Naito, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakamura, Amane ^a   Inoue, Maki ^a   Suzuki, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT1A receptor ligand; Air puff; Anxiety; Benzodiazepine; Ultrasonic vocalization

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; DIAZEPAM; DRUG VEHICLE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIR PUFF; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVERSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SHOCK; STRESS; TECHNIQUE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATION; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION; AIR; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; STIMULATION; WISTAR RAT;

NEPTUNIA;

AIR; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BUSPIRONE; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 1542675302     PISSN: 13411357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1538/expanim.52.409     Document Type: Article

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