Glutamatergic mechanisms of the dorsal periaqueductal gray matter modulate the expression of conditioned freezing and fear-potentiated startle

Neuroscience

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-81

  Reimer, A E ^a,b   De Oliveira, A R ^a,b   Brandao M L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Neuroci ncias e Comportamento   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AMPA Kainate receptor; Conditioned freezing; Dorsal periaqueductal gray matter; Fear conditioning; Fear potentiated startle; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONDITIONING; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 84864020808     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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