Flunitrazepam in combination with alcohol engenders high levels of aggression in mice and rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-297

  de Almeida, R M M ^a   Saft, D M ^b   Rosa, M M ^b   Miczek, K A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Benzodiazepines; Club drug; GABAA receptor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; DRUG COMBINATION;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

MUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77950458079     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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