D-Cycloserine enhances social exploration in the Balb/c mouse

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 141-144

  Jacome, Luis F ^a   Burket, Jessica A ^a   Herndon, Amy L ^a   Deutsch, Stephen I ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Balb c mouse strain; D Cycloserine; Sociability

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLOSERINE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79957840285     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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