Long-term biobehavioral effects of maternal separation in the rat: Consistent or confusing?

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-408

  Lehmann, J ^a   Feldon, J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Behavior; Maternal separation; Methodology; Rat; Review

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 0033740922     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2000.11.4.383     Document Type: Review

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