Swim test immobility in a genetic rat model of depression is modified by maternal environment: A cross-foster study

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Friedman, Elliot ^a,c   Berman, Marissa ^a   Overstreet, David ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross fostering; FRL control rats; FSL rat model of depression; Maternal behavior; Pup retrieval; Swim test immobility; USVs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FOSTER CARE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWIMMING; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33645096962     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20119     Document Type: Article

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