Effects of variation in postnatal maternal environment on maternal behaviour and fear and stress responses in rats

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-184

  Macrì, Simone ^a   Würbel, Hanno ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

environment; fear; HPA axis; maternal behaviour; open field test; rat; Rattus norvegicus; stress

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; RODENT;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33845741595     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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