Distinct behavioral consequences of stress models of depression in the elevated T-maze

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 590-595

  de Paula Soares, Vanessa ^a,b   Vicente, Maria Adrielle ^a   Biojone, Caroline ^a   Zangrossi, Hélio ^a   Guimarães, Francisco S ^a   Joca, Sâmia R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Elevated T maze; Learned helplessness; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FOOTSHOCK; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESCAPE REACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 80052966091     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.08.032     Document Type: Article

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