Differences in anxiety-related behavior between apolipoprotein E-deficient C57BL/6 and wild type C57BL/6 mice

Physiological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 701-704

  McLachlan, C S ^a   Yi Xing Soh, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Apolipoprotein E; Elevated plus maze; Mice

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 31544460107     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: 08628408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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