Effect of chronic corticosterone application on depression-like behavior in C57BL/6N and C57BL/6J mice

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 292-300

  Sturm, M ^a   Becker, A ^a   Schroeder, A ^a   Bilkei Gorzo, A ^a   Zimmer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Behavioral changes; C57BL 6 mice; Corticosterone; Immobility; Locomotor activity; Major depression; Stress; Sub strain; Sucrose preference

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FORCED SWIM TEST; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 84925459967     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12208     Document Type: Article

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