Towards an ethological animal model of depression? a study on horses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Fureix, Carole ^a   Jego, Patrick ^a   Henry, Séverine ^a   Lansade, Léa ^b   Hausberger, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EAR MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HORSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HORSES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 84862994980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039280     Document Type: Review

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