Panic-like defensive behavior but not fear-induced antinociception is differently organized by dorsomedial and posterior hypothalamic nuclei of Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia, Muridae)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 328-336

  Biagioni, A F ^a   Silva, J A ^a   Coimbra, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dorsomedial hypothalamus; Fear induced antinociception; Panic like behavior; Posterior hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PANIC; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

MURIDAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84859622504     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500037     Document Type: Article

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