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Anxiogenic stimuli in the elevated plus-maze

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · 1993 · Vol. 44(2) · pp. 463–469

Dallas Treit✉(University of Alberta)Janet L. Menard(University of Alberta)Cary Royan(University of Alberta)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Memory and Neural Mechanisms Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchAnxiogenicElevated plus mazeDiazepamThigmotaxisOpen fieldPsychologyAnesthesiaOpen labelEscape responseAudiology

MeSH terms

Analysis of VarianceAnimalsAnxietyAvoidance LearningDiazepamHabituation, PsychophysiologicMalePsychology, ExperimentalPsychopharmacologyRandom AllocationRats, Sprague-DawleyRats

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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619

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