Effects of peripheral sympathetic blockade with dapiprazole on the fear-inhibited light reflex

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-148

  Giakoumaki, Stella G ^a   Hourdaki, Eugenia ^a   Grinakis, Vangelis ^a   Theou, Katerina ^a   Bitsios, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety models; Conditioned fear; Dapiprazole; Healthy volunteers; Light reflex; Pupil

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DAPIPRAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT; MALE; MIOSIS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PIPERAZINES; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 17744400553     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105048994     Document Type: Article

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