Role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in the acquisition and expression of conditioned defeat in Syrian hamsters

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Markham, Chris M ^a   Norvelle, Alisa ^a   Huhman, Kim L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Conditioned fear; Defensive behavior; Social defeat; Stress

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIA TERMINALIS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CRICETINAE; FEAR; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; REACTION TIME; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58549115680     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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