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Use of a novel mouse genotype to model acute benzodiazepine withdrawal.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Metten Pamela, Buck Kari J, Merrill Catherine M, Roberts Amanda J, Yu Chia-Hua, Crabbe John C
Abstract excerpt
Withdrawal from benzodiazepines in physically dependent rodents often requires that the drug be dislodged from its receptor with a competitive antagonist. Withdrawal Seizure-Prone (WSP) mice were selectively bred for their susceptibility to handling-induced withdrawal convulsions following chronic treatment with ethanol. Reflecting pleiotropic genetic influences, they also experience more severe withdrawal from...
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