Defense reaction mediated by NMDA mechanisms in the inferior colliculus is modulated by GABAergic nigro-collicular pathways

Brain Research

Volumn 999, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 124-131

  Nobre, Manoel J ^a   Lopes, Marcos G ^a   Brandão, Marcus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fear; GABA; Inferior colliculus; Muscimol; NMDA; Substantia nigra pars reticulata

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; JUMPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 1642554462     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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