Dorsal periaqueductal gray stimulation facilitates anxiety-, but not panic-related, defensive responses in rats tested in the elevated T-maze

The escape response to electrical or chemical stimulation of the dorsal periaqueductal gray matter (DPAG) has been associated with panic attacks. In order to explore the validity of the DPAG stimulation model for the study of panic disorder, we determined if the aversive consequences of the electric...

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Main Authors: M. Camplesi Jr, V.C.de Bortoli, V. de Paula Soares, R.L. Nogueira, H. Zangrossi Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001100005&lng=en&tlng=en

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