Prenatal stress produces sex-specific changes in depression-like behavior in rats: Implications for increased vulnerability in females

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 462-474

  Sickmann, H M ^a,b,c   Arentzen, T S ^b   Dyrby, T B ^c   Plath, N ^b   Kristensen, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

elevated plus maze; forced swim test; HPA axis; locomotor and rearing climbing activity; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84948386402     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174415001282     Document Type: Article

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