Neural Systems Involved in Fear‐Potentiated Startle

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Differential effects of dopamine agonists on acoustically and electrically elicited startle response: Comparison to effects of strychnine

1986 • 24 citations

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The role of spinal cord cyclic AMP in the acoustic startle response in rats

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Developmental changes in pharmacological responsivity of the acoustic startle reflex: Effects of picrotoxin

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Pertussis toxin or 8-bromo-cAMP block inhibition of the acoustic startle response by the α2-adrenergic agonist ST-91

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