Strain differences in activity and emotionality do not account for differences in learning and memory performance between C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-110

  Podhorna, J ^a   Brown, R E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0008684585     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-183X.2002.10205.x     Document Type: Article

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