Behavioral effects of combined environmental enrichment and chronic nicotine administration in male NMRI mice

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 114-115, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-76

  Mesa Gresa, Patricia ^a   Pérez Martinez, Asunción ^a   Redolat, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cotinine; Environmental enrichment; Exploratory behavior; Inhibitory avoidance; Motor activity; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

COTININE; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84876338163     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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