Agonistic behavior during stress prevents the development of learned helplessness in rats

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-210

  Zhukov, D A ^a   Vinogradova, E P ^b  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aggression; Learned helplessness; Unavoidable stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CORTICOSTERONE; ELECTROSHOCK; FEEDBACK; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032019111     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461969     Document Type: Article

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