Altered behaviour in hamsters conceived and born in hypergravity

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-294

  Sondag, H N P M ^a   Jong, H A A de ^a   Oosterveld, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air righting; Balancing; Centrifugation; Locomotion; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GRAVITY; HAMSTER; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX; SWIMMING; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0030793314     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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