GABA enhancement of maternal defense in mice: Possible neural correlates

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 176-187

  Lee, Grace ^a   Gammie, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Caudal periaqueductal gray; Chlordiazepoxide; GABA; Lateral septum; Maternal aggression; Nursing

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ODORS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

MUS;

EID: 33847027757     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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