Strain and sex differences on olfactory discrimination learning in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J inbred mice (Mus musculus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 365-370

  Mihalick, Sheila M ^a   Langlois, Jason C ^a   Krienke, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DBA MOUSE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MOUSE; ODOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; ODORS; REVERSAL LEARNING; SEX FACTORS; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034564823     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.114.4.365     Document Type: Article

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