Estrus variation in anticonflict-like effects of the mGlu5 receptor antagonist MTEP, microinjected into lateral septal nuclei of female Wistar rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 385-391

  Molina Hernandez M ^a   Tellez Alcantara N P ^a   Perez Garcia J ^a   Olivera Lopez, J I ^b   Jaramillo, M Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conflict behavior; Estrous cycle; Lateral Septum; MTEP; NMDA

Indexed keywords

3 [(2 METHYL 4 THIAZOLYL)ETHYNYL]PYRIDINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PUNISHMENT; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEPTUM NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SEPTAL NUCLEI; THIAZOLES;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33747879176     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.05.019     Document Type: Article

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