Validation of open : closed arm entries in an elevated plus-maze as a measure of anxiety in the rat

Sharon Pellow; Philippe Chopin; Sandra E. File; Mike Briley

doi:10.1016/0165-0270(85)90031-7

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Elevated plus mazeAnxiogenicDiazepamPsychologyChlordiazepoxideAnxietyYohimbineAnxiolyticAmphetamineCaffeineOpen fieldPharmacologyAnesthesiaInternal medicineMedicineNeurosciencePsychiatryDopamine

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Year: 1985
Type: article
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Pages: 149-167
Citations: 5684
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                                    Sharon Pellow, 
                                
                                    Philippe Chopin, 
                                
                                    Sandra E. File
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1985). 
                            Validation of open : closed arm entries in an elevated plus-maze as a measure of anxiety in the rat. 
                            Journal of Neuroscience Methods
                            , 14
                            (3)
                            , 149-167.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0270(85)90031-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(85)90031-7