Selective antagonism of medial prefrontal cortex D4 receptors decreases fear-related behaviour in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3393-3397

  Shah, Akeel A ^a   Sjovold, Travis ^a   Treit, Dallas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dopamine; Intracranial microinfusions; Mesoprefrontal; Stress

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; REMOXIPRIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOLECULAR PROBE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 3042793626     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2004.03447.x     Document Type: Article

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