A review of the behavioral and neurochemical consequences of early weaning in rodents

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 73-83

  Kikusui, Takefumi ^a   Nakamura, Kayo ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Early weaning; Maternal behavior; Stress responses

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; MATERNAL CARE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RODENT; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 38849119716     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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