Antiaggressive effects of MPEP, a selective antagonist of mGlu5 receptors, in agonistic interactions between male mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 551, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 67-70

  Navarro, José Francisco ^a   Postigo, Diana ^a   Martín, Mercedes ^a   Burón, Estrella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

(Mice); Aggression; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; mGlu5 receptor

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 5;

AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ETHOLOGY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXPOSURE; FIGHTING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; THREAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MICE; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 33750432533     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.08.055     Document Type: Article

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