Effects of baclofen on anxiety, sexual motivation, and olfactory perception in male mice in different psychoemotional states

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 929-937

  Amikishieva, A V ^a   Semendyaeva, S N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aggressivity; Anxiety; Baclofen; GABAB receptors; Psychoemotional states; Sexual motivation

Indexed keywords

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

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMOTION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LIBIDO; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMELLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BACLOFEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMOTIONS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIBIDO; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38449086438     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-007-0101-9     Document Type: Article

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