Sand rats see the light: Short photoperiod induces a depression-like response in a diurnal rodent

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-157

  Einat, Haim ^a   Kronfeld Schor, Noga ^b   Eilam, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Animal model; Circadian rhythms; Forced swim test; Photoperiod; Psammomys obesus; Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; DEPRESSION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GERBILLINAE; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SWIMMING;

EID: 33750018292     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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