r0005">The pharmacological treatment of panic disorder is limited.
r0010">One of the few animal models of panic is the response to KCN injection in rats.
r0015">The KCN model is useful for screening new potential treatments for panic disorder.
r0020">Cannabinoid compounds, which may alleviate anxiety, failed to inhibit KCN effects.
r0025">Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine, abolished KCN behavioral and cardiovascular effects.