Fear-potentiated startle and light-enhanced startle models in drug discovery

Current Protocols in Pharmacology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 41, 2008, Pages

  Groenink, Lucianne ^a   Bijlsma, Elisabeth Y ^a   Olivier, Berend ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle reflex; Anxiety; Fear conditioning; Fear potentiated startle; Light enhanced startle

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HDROXYL PROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; AUDITORY MEMORY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BRIGHTNESS; CONDITIONED REFLEX; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEAR; FEAR POTENTIATED STARTLE; FOOTSHOCK; LIGHT; LIGHT ENHANCED STARTLE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RAT; RECALL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG DISCOVERY; FEAR; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 57349090214     PISSN: 19348282     EISSN: 19348290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph0548s41     Document Type: Review

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