INFANTILE STIMULATION AND THE ROLE OF THE BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR SYSTEM IN ADULT ACQUISITION OF 2-WAY AVOIDANCE-BEHAVIOR

被引:19
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作者
ESCORIHUELA, RM [1 ]
FERNANDEZTERUEL, A [1 ]
NUNEZ, FJ [1 ]
ZAPATA, A [1 ]
TOBENA, A [1 ]
机构
[1] AUTONOMOUS UNIV BARCELONA,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,E-08193 BARCELONA,SPAIN
关键词
POSTNATAL EXPERIENCE; HANDLING; RO; 15-1788; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY; RAT;
D O I
10.1007/BF02801985
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The present study shows that postnatal "consistent" handling (CH) of rats had long-lasting improving effects on coping with an stressful task (i.e. two-way active avoidance), and that such effects were partially prevented by acute Ro 15-1788 (antagonist of benzodiazepine receptor-BZR; 5 mg/kg) administration. Long-lasting detrimental effects in the same task were also observed in rats which received postnatal "inconsistent" handling (INCH), effects that were slightly increased by acute Ro 15-1788 treatment. Finally, Ro 15-1788 tended to increase avoidance acquisition in non-handled (NH) animals. The observed effects of Ro 15-1788 could be partially attributed to a differential modulation of the process of avoidance acquisition depending on postnatal treatments producing different levels of emotionality.
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页码:282 / 284
页数:3
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