Behavior ontogeny in the elevated plus-maze: prenatal stress effects

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-262

  Estanislau, Celio ^a   Morato, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; Ontogeny; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; STRESS;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; STRESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646844271     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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