Strain differences in fear-motivated behavior of rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-111

  Rex, A ^a   Sondern, U ^a   Voigt, J P ^a   Franck, S ^a   Fink, H ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

anxiety; conflict test; exploration; holeboard; social interaction; strain differences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; AVERSION; BEHAVIOR; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; HEREDITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029930533     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02128-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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