Reversed light-dark cycle and cage enrichment effects on ethanol-induced deficits in motor coordination assessed in inbred mouse strains with a compact battery of refined tests

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-271

  Munn, Elizabeth ^a   Bunning, Mark ^a   Prada, Sofia ^a   Bohlen, Martin ^b   Crabbe, John C ^c   Wahlsten, Douglas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol intoxication; Cage enrichment; Inbred strains; Laboratory environment; Light dark cycle; Motor behavior

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION;

EID: 80051794749     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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