Effects of reversible inactivation of the dorsomedial hypothalamus on panic- and anxiety-related responses in rats
The medial hypothalamus is part of a neurobiological substrate controlling defensive behavior. It has been shown that a hypothalamic nucleus, the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH), is involved in the regulation of escape, a defensive behavior related to panic attacks. The role played by the DMH in the...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000900009 |