Susceptibility and resistance of rats to stress-induced decreases in swim-test activity: A selective breeding study

Brain Research

Volumn 725, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-230

  Scott, Paul A ^a   Cierpial, Mark A ^b   Kilts, C D ^c   Weiss, J M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Burroughs Wellcome Co   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Georgia Mental Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model of depression; Dopamine; Locus coeruleus; Norepinephrine; Selective breeding; Swim test

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030181803     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00093-5     Document Type: Article

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