Periodic maternal deprivation induces gender-dependent alterations in behavioral and neuroendocrine responses to emotional stress in adult rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-302

  Wigger, Alexandra ^a   Neumann, Inga D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Anxiety related behavior; Corticosterone; Elevated plus maze; Forced swimming; Postnatal stress; Sex

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWIMMING;

EID: 0032966582     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00300-X     Document Type: Article

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