Functional lateralization of the baso-lateral amygdala neural circuits modulating the motivated exploratory behaviour in rats: Role of histamine

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 158-164

  Alvarez, Edgardo O ^a   Banzan, Arturo M ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Cuyo ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Baso lateral amygdala; Conflictive environment; Histamine; Lateralization; Lidocaine

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING;

EID: 78650108477     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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