The effect of the μ-opioid receptor antagonist naloxone on extinction of conditioned fear in the developing rat

Learning and Memory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Kim, Jee Hyun ^a   Richardson, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; MALE; NALOXONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 61349146551     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.1282309     Document Type: Article

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