Isolation rearing-induced disruption of prepulse inhibition: Further evidence for fragility of the response

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-149

  Weiss, I C ^a   Feldon, J ^a   Domeney, Annette M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Caging condition; Locomotor activity; Prepulse inhibition; Schizophrenia; Social isolation; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAGE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; RAT; REARING; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0033023289     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199903000-00003     Document Type: Article

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