The effects of the time of the day and the pinealectomy on anxiety-like behaviour in male Wistar rats

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 367-383

  Kaya, Aliye ^a   Karakaş, Alper ^a   Coşkun, Hamit ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

anxiety; elevated plus maze; melatonin; open field; pineal gland; time of the day

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOBILITY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PINEALECTOMY; RAT; TIME; VELOCITY;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80052990788     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2010.525380     Document Type: Article

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