GABA A receptor activation in the lateral septum reduces the expression of conditioned defeat and increases aggression in Syrian hamsters

Brain Research

Volumn 1439, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-33

  McDonald, Mark M ^a   Markham, Chris M ^a   Norvelle, Alisa ^a   Albers, H Elliott ^a   Huhman, Kim L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioned fear; Defensive behavior; Social defeat; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANISOMYCIN; MUSCIMOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONDITIONED DEFEAT; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LATERAL SEPTUM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SOCIAL STRESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CRICETINAE; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MUSCIMOL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEPTAL NUCLEI; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856589144     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.12.042     Document Type: Article

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