Isolation-induced changes in ultrasonic vocalization, fear-potentiated startle and prepulse inhibition in rats

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 248-255

  Nunes Mamede Rosa, Maria Luiza ^a   Nobre, Manoel Jorge ^a   Ribeiro Oliveira, Amanda ^a   Brandão, Marcus Lira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fear potentiated startle; Isolation; Prepulse inhibition; Ultrasound vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEAR; LOUDNESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; SOCIALIZATION; STARTLE REFLEX; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEAR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STARTLE REACTION; ULTRASONICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 22144490837     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085820     Document Type: Article

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