Glutamate receptor antagonism in inferior colliculus attenuates elevated startle response of high anxiety diazepam-withdrawn rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 707-717

  Cabral, A ^a,b   De Ross, J ^a,b   Castilho, V M ^a,b   Brandao M L ^a,b   Nobre, M J ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Neurociencias and Comportamento INeC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

anxiety; diazepam withdrawal; elevated plus maze; glutamate; inferior colliculus; startle response

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; TECTUM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; DIAZEPAM; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARTLE REACTION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 67349101205     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.073     Document Type: Article

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