Lipopolysaccharide reduces tactile startle response magnitude but not prepulse inhibition in rats: A dose-response examination

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Lockey, Andrew J ^a   Kavaliers, Martin ^a   Ossenkopp, Klaus Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; Cross modal sensory integration; Endotoxin; Innate immune system; Motor behavior; Reflex; Sensorimotor gating; Sickness; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITUATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY SYSTEM; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SENSORY GATING; STARTLE REACTION; TOUCH;

ANIMALIA; NEPTUNIA; RATTUS;

EID: 65549090001     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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