Social behavior in laboratory rats: Applications for psycho-neuroethology studies

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 386-394

  Yamamuro, Yutaka ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal model; Laboratory rat; Social isolation; Social recognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33746532268     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00363.x     Document Type: Review

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