Early Maternal Separation Increases Symptoms of Activity-Based Anorexia in Male and Female Rats

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 394-406

  Hancock, Stephanie ^a   Grant, Virginia ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

activity based anorexia; hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; postnatal treatment; rat; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 67650586619     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014736     Document Type: Article

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