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Thigmotaxis as an index of anxiety in mice. Influence of dopaminergic transmissions

Behavioural Brain Research · 1994 · Vol. 61(1) · pp. 59–64

P SimonReynald Dupuis(Université de Rouen Normandie)Jean Costentin✉(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Memory and Neural MechanismsThigmotaxisAnxiogenicOpen fieldDopaminergicAnxiolyticDopaminePharmacologyPsychologyElevated plus mazeChemistry

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-AntagonistsAnimalsArousalCocaineDextroamphetamineDioxanesDopamineExploratory BehaviorMotor ActivitySynaptic TransmissionOrientationPentylenetetrazoleProprioceptionReceptors, DopamineAnti-Anxiety Agents

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