The impact of maternal cafeteria diet on anxiety-related behaviour and exploration in the offspring

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-172

  Wright, Thomas ^a   Langley Evans, Simon C ^b   Voigt, Jörg Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Obesity; Open field; Programming; Rat

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEHAVIOR; CAFETERIA DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GROOMING; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATING; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; TISSUE GROWTH; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MAZE LEARNING; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79952743507     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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