Lack of consistent behavioural effects of Maudsley reactive and non-reactive rats in a number of animal tests of anxiety and activity

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 336-342

  Paterson, A ^a   Whiting, P J ^a   Gray, J A ^a   Flint, J ^a   Dawson, G R ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety model; CDP; Maudsley reactive and non reactive rat

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEAR; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEAR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0035096658     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130000640     Document Type: Article

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