Effects of stress on nonassociative learning processes in male and female rats

Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 128-139

  Beck, Kevin D ^a   Brennan, Francis X ^a   Servatius, Richard J ^a  

^a Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; LEARNING; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036528412     PISSN: 1053881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02688825     Document Type: Article

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