Effects of prenatal stress on motor performance and anxiety behavior in Swiss mice

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 951-956

  Pallarés, María E ^a   Scacchi Bernasconi, Pablo A ^a   Feleder, Carlos ^b   Cutrera, Rodolfo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Prenatal stress; Restraint; Sex differences; Swiss mice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MAZE TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEANING;

EID: 36048941028     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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