Anti-conflict effects of benzodiazepines in rhesus monkeys: Relationship with therapeutic doses in humans and role of GABAA receptors

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-211

  Rowlett, James K ^a   Lelas, Snjezana ^b   Tornatzky, Walter ^a   Licata, Stephanie C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Benzodiazepine; Conflict; GABAA receptor; Rhesus monkey

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL 6 (3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL) 1,2,4 TRIAZOLO[4,3 B]PYRIDAZINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALPRAZOLAM; BUSPIRONE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; CLORAZEPATE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NITRAZEPAM; SEROTONIN 1 AGONIST; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RHESUS MONKEY; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BUSPIRONE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; FOOD; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

EID: 30544450601     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0228-8     Document Type: Article

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