How does sex matter? Behavior, stress and animal models of neurobehavioral disorders

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 76, Issue , 2017, Pages 134-143

  Palanza, Paola ^a   Parmigiani, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Development; Female models; House mouse; Sex differences; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTIFICIAL SELECTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRESS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSCIENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROSCIENCES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85018941389     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.037     Document Type: Review

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