Prenatal stress induces body weight deficit and behavioural alterations in rats: The effect of diazepam

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-245

  Drago, Filippo ^a   Di Leo, Francesco ^a   Giardina, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Despair test; Diazepam; Intrauterine growth retardation; Neonatal reflexes; Passive avoidance behaviour; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FETUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS;

EID: 0033005864     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(98)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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