Prevention of stereotypy in laboratory mice: Effects on stress physiology and behaviour

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1163-1170

  Würbel, Hanno ^a   Stauffacher, Markus ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coping; Housing conditions; Laboratory mouse; Stereotypy; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0037859895     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(95)02268-6     Document Type: Article

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