Effects of chlordiazepoxide on runway behaviours of C57Bl/6 mice under continuous or partial reinforcement

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-172

  Norwood, Kelly ^a   McGovern, Stephen F J ^a   Kennedy, Paul J ^b,c   Shaw, David ^a   Leslie, Julian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

C57Bl 6 mouse; chlordiazepoxide; extinction; partial reinforcement; runway

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUSTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; RUNNING; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EATING; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952986639     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e328343d776     Document Type: Article

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