Calcium-Channel Antagonists Inhibit Marble-Burying Behavior in Mice

In the present study, we examined the effects of calcium-channel antagonists on marble-burying behavior, which is an animal model of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Amlodipine (10 mg/kg, i.p.), cilnidipine (10 mg/kg, i.p.), nilvadipine (3 and10 mg/kg, i.p.), and flunarizine (30 mg/kg, i.p.) significa...

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Main Authors: Nobuaki Egashira, Ryoko Okuno, Moe Abe, Michihiko Matsushita, Kenichi Mishima, Katsunori Iwasaki, Ryozo Oishi, Ryoji Nishimura, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Michihiro Fujiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319313854