Chronic inhibition of GABA synthesis in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis elicits anxiety-like behavior

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-641

  Sajdyk, T J ^a   Johnson, P L ^a   Fitz, S D ^a   Shekhar, A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anxiety disorder; BNST; Elevated plus maze; Fear; Muscimol; Panic; Social interaction; Stria terminalis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALLYLGLYCINE; LACTATE SODIUM; MUSCIMOL;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEART RATE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SODIUM LACTATE;

EID: 50249167794     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881107082902     Document Type: Article

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