Fear-potentiated startle response in mice: Genetic analysis of the C57BL/6J and DBA/2J intercross

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 301-312

  McCaughran Jr , James A ^a,b   Bell III, James ^a,b   Hitzemann, Robert J ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

C57BL 6J; Conditioned fear; DBA 2J; Fear potentiated startle; Genetics; Inbred mice

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INBRED STRAIN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSSES, GENETIC; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0033953006     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00216-6     Document Type: Article

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