Relations between open-field, elevated plus-maze, and emergence tests in C57BL/6JIco and BALB/cAnN@Ico mice injected with ethanol

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-278

  Lalonde, R ^a   Strazielle, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; Emergence test; Mouse strains; Open field

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; CATALASE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; EMERGENCE TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MAZE TEST; MOBILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858029853     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2010.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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