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Neuropharmacologic specificity of a simple animal model for the behavioral actions of benzodiazepines

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · 1981 · Vol. 15(5) · pp. 695–699

Jacqueline N. Crawley✉(National Institute of Mental Health)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Memory and Neural MechanismsChlordiazepoxideFlurazepamBenzodiazepineDiazepamClonazepamPharmacologyAnxiolyticMeprobamateAnti-Anxiety AgentsChlorpromazine

MeSH terms

AnimalsBehavior, AnimalBenzodiazepinesChlorpromazineClorgylineDibenzocycloheptenesDose-Response Relationship, DrugExploratory BehaviorMaleMeprobamateModels, PsychologicalMotor ActivityPentobarbitalAnti-Anxiety AgentsMice

Funding

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health

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507

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1.64

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