Anxiolytic-like effect of group housing on stress-induced behavior in rats

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-152

  Andrade, Carolina Souza ^a   Guimarães, Francisco Silveira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Immobilization; Isolation; Restraint; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPOSURE; GROUP DYNAMICS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HOUSING; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 0344874637     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.10124     Document Type: Article

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