Low doses of the NMDA receptor antagonists, MK-801, PEAQX, and ifenprodil, induces social facilitation in adolescent male rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 250, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-22

  Morales, Melissa ^a   Varlinskaya, Elena I ^a   Spear, Linda P ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ifenprodil; MK 801; PEAQX; Rat; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIZOCILPINE; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PEAQX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT ANIMAL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PIPERIDINES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 84878213451     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.04.050     Document Type: Article

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