Physical environment modulates the behavioral responses induced by chemical stimulation of dorsal periaqueductal gray in mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-147

  Carvalho Netto, E F ^a,b   Markham, C ^c   Blanchard, D C ^d,e   Nunes de Souza, R L ^b   Blanchard, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Aversion; d,l homocysteic acid; Defense reactions; Dorsal periaqueductal gray; Mice; Mouse Defense Test Battery

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; JUMPING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULATION; THREAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEAR; HOMOCYSTEINE; MICE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33751074424     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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