Ultrasonic communication in rats: Effects of morphine and naloxone on vocal and behavioral responses to playback of 50-kHz vocalizations

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-295

  Wöhr, Markus ^a   Schwarting, Rainer K W ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Opioid system; Social approach; Social behavior; Ultrasonic communication; Ultrasonic vocalization; USV

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALOXONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 72049129407     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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