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Thigmotaxis as a test for anxiolytic activity in rats
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · 1988 · Vol. 31(4) · pp. 959–962
Dallas Treit✉(University of Alberta)Marian E. Fundytus(University of Alberta)
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorMemory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchThigmotaxisChlordiazepoxideAnxiolyticPotencyPharmacologyDiazepamChlorpromazineElevated plus mazeMorphinePsychology
MeSH terms
AnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalDextroamphetamineDisease Models, AnimalMaleMorphineMotor ActivityPentobarbitalRats, Inbred StrainsSpatial BehaviorTranquilizing AgentsRats
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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668
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0.37
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