Role of experimental conditions in determining differences in exploratory behavior of prenatally stressed rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 453-462

  Poltyrev, Tatyana ^a   Keshet, Gilmor I ^a   Kay, Gillian ^a   Weinstock, Marta ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030184302     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199607)29:5<453::AID-DEV4>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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