Behavioral reactivity to social and nonsocial stimulations: A multivariate analysis of six inbred rat strains

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Berton, Olivier ^a,c   Ramos, André ^a,b   Chaouloff, Francis ^a   Mormède, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

Author keywords

aggressiveness; anxiety; chronic social stress; emotionality; factorial analysis; fear; general activity; Inbred rat strains

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 0030954440     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025641509809     Document Type: Article

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