Stress-induced attenuation of acoustic startle in low-saccharin-consuming rats

Biological Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-199

  Gonzales, Mitzi ^a   Garrett, Cameryn ^a   Chapman, Clinton D ^a   Dess, Nancy K ^a  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Individual difference; Startle attenuation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALPRAZOLAM; CORTICOSTERONE; SACCHARIN;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOTSHOCK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; STRESS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ALPRAZOLAM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSHOCK; MALE; RATS; SACCHARIN; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50849122678     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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