Effects of neonatal novelty exposure on sexual behavior, fear, and stress-response in adult rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-264

  Benetti, Fernando ^a   De Araujo, Paulo Andrade ^a   Sanvitto, Gilberto Luiz ^a   Lucion, Aldo Bolten ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal behavior; Neonatal handling; Neonatal stress; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROUSAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

RATTUS;

EID: 34247386747     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20181     Document Type: Article

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