The anxiolytic-like effect of metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists after intrahippocampal injection in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 319, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Chojnacka Wójcik, Ewa ^a   Tatarczyńska, Ewa ^a   Pilc, Andrzej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Drinking conflict test; Intrahippocampal injection; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; MSOP ((RS methylserine O phosphate); S 4C3H PG ((S 4 carbonyl 3 hydroxyphenylglycine)

Indexed keywords

4 CARBOXY 3 HYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SERINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSHOCK; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INJECTIONS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 2542507973     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00941-7     Document Type: Article

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