Sex differences in bicuculline-induced convulsions: Interaction with stress and ligands of benzodiazepine binding sites

Brain Research

Volumn 752, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Peričić, Danka ^a   Bujas, Maja ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

bicuculline induced convulsion; diazepam; flumazenil; handling stress; rat; sex difference; swim stress

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BICUCULLINE; BINDING SITES; COLD; DIAZEPAM; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); LIGANDS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 17444445716     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01478-3     Document Type: Article

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