Effects of alprazolam and clonidine on carbon dioxide-induced increases in anxiety ratings in healthy human subjects
Woods S, Krystal J, Heninger G, Charney D. Effects of alprazolam and clonidine on carbon dioxide-induced increases in anxiety ratings in healthy human subjects. Life Sciences 1989, 45: 233-242. PMID: 2503670, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(89)90255-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy human subjectsClonidine 2 mcg/Pulse rateEffects of alprazolamAnxiety-like effectsHuman subjectsRatings of anxietyOral alprazolamHypotensive effectVentilatory responseMcg/Noradrenergic systemBenzodiazepine receptorsAnxiolytic propertiesNeurobiologic mechanismsClonidineNew drugsAlprazolamAnxiety ratingsSubjective anxietyDrugsAnxietyNormal functioningNeural systemsUseful model system