Experimental anxiety in the black and white model in cycling, pregnant and lactating rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-286

  Zuluaga, M J ^a   Agrati, D ^a   Pereira, M ^a   Uriarte, N ^a   Fernandez Guasti A ^b   Ferreira, A ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Black and white test; Estrous cycle; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS;

EID: 13544271677     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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