• 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 271 (2), 198-205
Abstract
FG 7142 effects were examined in the social interaction test, alone and in combination with chlordiazepoxide, Ro 15-1788 and CGS 8216. FG 7142 (5 mg/kg) anxiogenic action was reversed by chlordiazepoxide (5 mg/kg) and by Ro 15-1788 (10 mg/kg), but not by CGS 8216 (10 mg/kg). FG 7142 profile in this test and its interaction patterns with other compounds is similar to 3-carboethoxy-.beta.-carboline, but can be distinguished from Ro 15-1788 and CGS 8216. FG 7142, Ro 15-1788 and CGS 8216 may act via different sites to produce their anxiogenic effects.