Mouse running activity is lowered by Brucella abortus treatment: A potential model to study chronic fatigue

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 795-801

  Ottenweller, J E ^a,b   Natelson, B H ^a,b   Gause, W C ^c   Carroll, K K ^a,b   Beldowicz, D ^a,b   Zhou, X D ^c   Lamanca, J J ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus antigen; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cytokines; Immunologic model; Mouse; Running activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROOMING; INOCULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING;

EID: 0032029982     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00539-8     Document Type: Article

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