Anxiolytic-like effects induced by nitric oxide synthase inhibitors microinjected into the medial amygdala of rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-172

  Forestiero, Daniel ^a   Manfrim, Carlos Mora ^a   Guimarães, Francisco Silveira ^b   De Oliveira, Rúbia Maria Weffort ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

7 NI; Anxiety; L NAME; Light dark box; Medial amygdala; Nitric oxide; Plus maze

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; ARGININE; DARKNESS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDAZOLES; LIGHT; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 30544445587     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0270-6     Document Type: Article

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