Neophobia, sensory and cognitive functions, and hedonic responses in vitamin D receptor mutant mice

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 104, Issue 3-5, 2007, Pages 274-280

  Minasyan, Anna ^a   Keisala, Tiina ^a   Lou, Yan Ru ^a   Kalueff, Allan V ^a   Tuohimaa, Pentti ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anhedonia and depression; Gustation; Neophobia; Olfaction; Spatial memory; Vitamin D receptor; Y maze

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MUTANT; NEOPHOBIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SMELLING; SPATIAL MEMORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SENSE ORGANS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

MUS;

EID: 34249985242     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.03.032     Document Type: Article

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