Startle response circadian rhythm in rats: Lack of correlation with motor activity

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1970, Pages 49-53

  Horlington, M ^a  

^a Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Age; Amylobarbitone; Circadian rhythm; Dexamphetamine; Motor activity; Startle response

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL; DEXAMPHETAMINE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AMOBARBITAL; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REACTION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0014698509     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(70)90012-0     Document Type: Article

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