Individual differences and the characterization of animal models of psychopathology: A strong challenge and a good opportunity

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 4 NOV, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Armario, Antonio ^a,b   Nadal, Roser ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Forced swim test; Genetic selection; Inbred strains; Individual differences; Sex; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN;

5 HTTGENE; ANHEDONIA; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHRONIC STRESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84889662586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00137     Document Type: Review

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