Correlation of [3H]diazepam binding density with anxiolytic locus in the amygdaloid complex of the rat.

Using [3H]diazepam binding, high concentrations of receptors were found in the frontal cortex and lateral amygdala. Infusions of chlordiazepoxide into the lateral amygdala induced a release of responding measured during the component of a conditioned emotional response task previously associated wit...

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Main Authors: Thomas, SR, Lewis, M, Iversen, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1985