Effect of chronic mild stress on circadian rhythms in the locomotor activity in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 229-234

  Gorka, Zbigniew ^a   Moryl, Elzbieta ^a   Papp, Mariusz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

chronic mild stress; circadian rhythms; locomotor activity; rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; DARKNESS; DEPRESSION; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0029945655     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02173-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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