Effects of GABA ligands injected into the nucleus accumbens shell on fear/anxiety-like and feeding behaviours in food-deprived rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-48

  Lopes, Ana Paula Fraga ^a   Ganzer, Laís ^a   Borges, Aline Caon ^b   Kochenborger, Larissa ^a   Januário, Ana Cláudia ^a   Faria, Moacir Serralvo ^a   Marino Neto, José ^a   Paschoalini, Marta Aparecida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Bicuculline; Fear anxiety like; Feeding behaviour; Food deprived; Muscimol; Nucleus accumbens shell; Saclofen

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; SACLOFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BACLOFEN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; EATING; FEAR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GABA AGENTS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; GABA-B RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GABA-B RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

RATTUS;

EID: 83455173234     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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