The lateral hypothalamus and anterior hypothalamic nucleus differentially contribute to rats' defensive responses in the elevated plus-maze and shock-probe burying tests

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 697-705

  Hakvoort Schwerdtfeger, Rebecca M ^a   Menard, Janet L ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Defensive behavior; GABA; Hypothalamus; Limbic system; Threat stimuli

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 40749099719     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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