Diazepam affects both level and amplitude of rat locomotor activity rhythm but has no effect on core body temperature

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 975-985

  Djeridane, Yasmina ^a   Lemmer, Björn ^b   Touitou, Yvan ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Circadian rhythm; Diazepam; Locomotor activity; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DARKNESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; INJECTION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DIAZEPAM; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 30344439113     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500395094     Document Type: Article

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