Adolescent and adult male rats habituate to repeated isolation, but only adolescents sensitize to partner unfamiliarity

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-30

  Hodges, Travis E ^a   McCormick, Cheryl M ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age differences; Corticosterone; Repeated stressor; Social behavior; Social stressors; Testosterone; Zif268

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CORTICOSTERONE; PROTEIN ZIF268; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; EGR1 PROTEIN, RAT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; HABITUATION; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTNER UNFAMILIARITY; PEER GROUP; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ADDICTION; AGING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; LONG EVANS RAT; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORTICOSTERONE; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84921293683     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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