Central L-cysteine induces sleep, and D-cysteine induces sleep and abnormal behavior during acute stress in neonatal chicks

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 428-432

  Yamane, Haruka ^a   Asechi, Mari ^a   Tsuneyoshi, Yousuke ^a   Denbow, D Michael ^b   Furuse, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D cysteine; Intracerebroventricular injection; L cysteine; Neonatal chick; Social separation stress

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; STEREOISOMERISM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHICKENS; CYSTEINE; SLEEP; STEREOISOMERISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

SYNCOPE;

EID: 66149108481     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2009.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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