Formaldehyde inhalation & open field behaviour in rats

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 118, Issue AUG., 2003, Pages 90-96

  Malek, F A ^a   Moritz K U ^a   Fanghanel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Exploration; Locomotor activity; Open field behaviour; Rat

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROOMING; INHALATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; REARING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNIFFING; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; RATS;

EID: 0345170972     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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