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Anxiolytic and anxiogenic drug effects on exploratory activity in an elevated plus-maze: A novel test of anxiety in the rat

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · 1986 · Vol. 24(3) · pp. 525–529

Sharon Pellow✉(University of London)Sandra E. File(University of London)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Memory and Neural MechanismsAnxiogenicElevated plus mazeBenzodiazepineAnxiolyticPharmacologyInverse agonistDiazepamGABAA receptorChemistryBuspirone

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AnimalsAnxietyBenzodiazepinesBenzodiazepinonesBuspironeCarbolinesConvulsantsExploratory BehaviorFlumazenilMalePyrazolesPyridazinesPyrimidinesQuinolinesAnti-Anxiety Agents

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