Influence of up-regulated renin-angiotensin system on the exploration, anxiety-related behavior and object recognition

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-383

  Kršková, Lucia ^a   Vrabcová, Michaela ^a   Talarovičová, Alžbeta ^a   Zeman, M ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Exploration; Hypertension; Learning; Memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MICTURITION; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAT; REARING; RECOGNITION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SNIFFING; TASK PERFORMANCE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERTENSION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, TRANSGENIC; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; UP-REGULATION; URINATION;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 73949115205     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.60.2009.4.4     Document Type: Article

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