Differential mechanisms involved in the anticonflict action of benzodiazepines injected into the central amygdala and mammillary body

Effects of benzodiazepine and GABA antag

Effects of benzodiazepine and GABA antagonists on anticonflict effects of antianxiety drugs injected into the rat amygdala in a water-lick suppression test

✍ Shigenobu Shibata; Kimihiro Yamashita; Etsuko Yamamoto; Tohru Ozaki; Showa Ueki 📂 Article 📅 1989 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 1013 KB

In order to elucidate the role of the amygdala in rat conflict behavior in a water lick suppression test, we examined the effect of lesions of various nuclei of the amygdaloid complex on this behavior. An anticonflict effect was produced by a lesion of the anterior part of central and basolateral am