Baclofen administration alters fear extinction and GABAergic protein levels

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-271

  Heaney, Chelcie F ^a   Bolton, Monica M ^a   Murtishaw, Andrew S ^a   Sabbagh, Jonathan J ^a   Magcalas, Christy M ^a   Kinney, Jefferson W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Conditioned fear; GABAB; Phaclofen

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B2 RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; PHACLOFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONING; CONTEXTUAL FEAR EXTINCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STARTLE REFLEX; TAIL FLICK TEST; TRAINING;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA-B RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 84868325344     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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