Duration of environmental enrichment influences the magnitude and persistence of its behavioral effects on mice

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 388-394

  Amaral, Olavo B ^a,b   Vargas, Rafael S ^a   Hansel, Gisele ^a   Izquierdo, Iván ^b   Souza, Diogo O ^a  

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

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Duration; Enriched environment; Environmental enrichment; Exploration; Habituation; Mice; Open field; Rearing conditions; Starting age

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42449164849     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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