Evaluation of the elevated plus-maze and open-field tests for the assessment of anxiety-related behaviour in inbred mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 49-57

  Carola, Valeria ^a   D'Olimpio, Francesca ^a   Brunamonti, Emiliano ^a   Mangia, Franco ^a   Renzi, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety related behaviour; BALB c; C57BL 6; Elevated plus maze; Mouse; Open field; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; LABORATORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PARAMETER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMAL; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ANIMALS;

EID: 0037151258     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(01)00452-1     Document Type: Article

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