Odour learning and immunity costs in mice

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-83

  Barnard, C J ^a   Collins, S A ^a,b   Daisley, J N ^a   Behnke, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Corticosterone; Immunity; Learning; Mouse; Mus musculus; Odour

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

IMMUNITY; LEARNING; ODOR; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; COST; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; IMMUNITY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; URINE;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; CORTICOSTERONE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENERGY METABOLISM; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MICE; MOTIVATION; ODORS; SMELL;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA MICROTI; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 32344448932     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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