Anxiolytic effect of clonazepam in female rats: Grooming microstructure and elevated plus maze tests

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 684, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 95-101

  Nin, Maurício S ^a   Couto Pereira, Natividade S ^a   Souza, Marilise F ^a   Azeredo, Lucas A ^a   Ferri, Marcelo K ^a   Dalprá, Walesca L ^a   Gomez, Rosane ^a,b   Barros, Helena M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Estrous cycle; GABA agonist; Gender

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DRUG EFFECT; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GROOMING; GROOMING MICROSTRUCTURE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CLONAZEPAM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROOMING; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84860837742     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.03.038     Document Type: Article

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