Strain differences in open-field and elevated plus-maze behavior of rats without and with pretest handling

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 807-811

  Schmitt, Ulrich ^a   Hiemke, Christoph ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Enriched open field; Handling; Open field; PVG; Rat; Sprague Dawley

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032053148     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00502-9     Document Type: Article

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