Sex difference in psychological behavior changes induced by long-term social isolation in mice

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-121

  Guo, Ming ^a   Wu, Chun Fu ^a   Liu, Wen ^a   Yang, Jing Yu ^a   Chen, Duo ^a  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavioral despair; Elevated plus maze test; Light dark test; Locomotor activity; Pentobarbital induced sleeping time; Sex difference; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0346995360     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2003.09.027     Document Type: Article

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