The elevated T-maze as a measure of two types of defensive reactions: A factor analysis

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 376-379

  Torrejais, José Carlos Miranda ^a   Rosa, Camila Castilho Machado ^a   Boerngen Lacerda, Roseli ^a   Andreatini, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anxiety; Generalized anxiety; Panic; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PANIC DISORDER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 51749097770     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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