Gender differences in learned helplessness behavior are influenced by genetic background

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 811-817

  Caldarone, Barbara J ^a   George, Tony P ^a   Zachariou, Venetia ^a   Picciotto, Marina R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

129 J; Animal model; C57BL 6J; Depression; Genetic background; Genetics; Knockout mice; Learned helplessness; Strain differences; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0033885207     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(00)00271-9     Document Type: Article

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