Comparison of the elevated plus and elevated zero mazes in treated and untreated male Sprague-Dawley rats: Effects of anxiolytic and anxiogenic agents

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 406-415

  Braun, Amanda A ^a   Skelton, Matthew R ^a   Vorhees, Charles V ^a   Williams, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caffeine; Diazepam; Elevated plus maze; Elevated zero maze; Nicotine; Restraint stress; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; DIAZEPAM; NICOTINE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAFFEINE; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NICOTINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 78149242186     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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