Comparative study of emotional behaviour in three inbred strains of mice

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-174

  Kopp, C ^a   Vogel, E ^a   Misslin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Free exploratory paradigm; Inbred mice; Light dark choice procedure; State anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

EID: 0032701902     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(99)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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