A comparison between Dark Agouti and Sprague-Dawley rats in their behaviour on the elevated plus-maze, open-field apparatus and activity meters, and their response to diazepam

2001/09/22 by Annis O. Mechan, Paula M. Moran, Martin J. Elliott +4 · 98 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · Nursing · Psychology · #Anesthesia #Anxiety #Anxiogenic #Anxiolytic #Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques #Diazepam #Elevated plus maze #Endocrinology #Internal medicine #Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects #Medicine #Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior #Open field #Pharmacology #Psychiatry #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1007/s002130100902

published in Psychopharmacology 159(2), 188-195 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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