Anxiogenic-like effects induced by NMDA receptor activation are prevented by inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the periaqueductal gray in mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1240, Issue , 2008, Pages 39-46

  Miguel, Tarciso Tadeu ^a   Nunes de Souza, Ricardo Luiz ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Mice; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor; nNOS; Periaqueductal gray

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) PROPYLARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENZYME INHIBITION; JUMPING; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RUNNING; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

MUS;

EID: 54949097672     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.08.068     Document Type: Article

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