Sudden darkness induces a high activity-low anxiety state in male and female rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 451-454

  Nasello, Antonia G ^a   MacHado, Cybelle ^a   Bastos, Jaime F ^a   Felicio, Luciano F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arousal; General activity; Light dark cycle; Locomotion; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032007585     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00462-9     Document Type: Article

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