Factor analysis of elevated plus-maze behavior in adolescent and adult rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 570-577

  Doremus, Tamara L ^a   Varlinskaya, Elena I ^a   Spear, Linda P ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; Factor analysis; Rat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 33746831157     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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