Modulation of fear/anxiety responses, but not food intake, following α-adrenoceptor agonist microinjections in the nucleus accumbens shell of free-feeding rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 427-435

  Kochenborger, Larissa ^a   Zanatta, Débora ^a   Berretta, Luigi Marins ^a   Lopes, Ana Paula Fraga ^a   Wunderlich, Bruna Luiza ^a   Januário, Ana Cláudia ^a   Neto, José Marino ^a   Terenzi, Mariana Graciela ^a   Paschoalini, Marta Aparecida ^a   Faria, Moacir Serralvo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Clonidine; Elevated plus maze; Food intake; Nucleus accumbens; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICROINJECTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CLONIDINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICROINJECTIONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 80054095219     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.08.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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