D1-like receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell regulate the expression of contextual fear conditioning and activity of the anterior cingulate cortex in rats

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1045-1057

  Albrechet Souza, Lucas ^a   Carvalho, Milene Cristina ^a   Brandão, Marcus Lira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; dopamine; fos protein; freezing response; nucleus accumbens shell

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN FOS; QUINPIROLE; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FEAR; FOOTSHOCK; FREEZING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPAMINE AGENTS; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; GYRUS CINGULI; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1;

EID: 84877971681     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S146114571200082X     Document Type: Article

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