A novel chronic social stress paradigm in female mice

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 415-420

  Schmidt, M V ^a   Scharf, S H ^a   Liebl, C ^a   Harbich, D ^a   Mayer, B ^a   Holsboer, F ^a   Muller M B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic stress; Female; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE EXPRESSION; HEREDITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRESS; THYMUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRANSGENICS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGAN SIZE; RECEPTORS, GONADOTROPIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77950945652     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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