Unpredictable chronic stress model in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Behavioral and physiological responses

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 561-567

  Piato, Angelo L ^a   Capiotti, Katiucia M ^a   Tamborski, Angélica R ^a   Oses, Jean P ^b   Barcellos, Leonardo J G ^c   Bogo, Maurício R ^a,d   Lara, Diogo R ^a   Vianna, Monica R ^a,d   Bonan, Carla D ^a,d  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^d Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia Translacional em Medicina INCT TM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Depression; Unpredictable chronic stress protocol (UCS); Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 79952847392     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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