Varying responses to the rat forced-swim test under diurnal and nocturnal conditions

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 531-539

  Kelliher, Padraig ^a   Connor, Thomas J ^a   Harkin, Andrew ^a   Sanchez, Connie ^b   Kelly, John P ^a   Leonard, Brian E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Circadian; Diurnal; Endocrine; Forced swim test; Immobility; Nocturnal; Rat; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FRONTAL CORTEX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0034210079     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00213-4     Document Type: Article

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