Rats with persistently low or high exploratory activity: behaviour in tests of anxiety and depression, and extracellular levels of dopamine
Behaviour in novel environments is influenced by the conflicting motivators fear and
curiosity. Because changes in both of these motivational processes are often simultaneously …
curiosity. Because changes in both of these motivational processes are often simultaneously …
Previous experience affects subsequent anxiety-like responses in rats bred for novelty seeking.
Novelty-seeking behavior in rats is deemed to model sensation seeking in humans, a
personality trait related to some psychiatric conditions, including substance abuse. Animals …
personality trait related to some psychiatric conditions, including substance abuse. Animals …
A comparison between Dark Agouti and Sprague-Dawley rats in their behaviour on the elevated plus-maze, open-field apparatus and activity meters, and their …
AO Mechan, PM Moran, MJ Elliott, AM Young… - …, 2002 - Springer
Rationale: Preliminary unpublished studies in our laboratory suggested that the behaviour of
Sprague-Dawley (SD) and Dark Agouti (DA) rats was markedly different on both the …
Sprague-Dawley (SD) and Dark Agouti (DA) rats was markedly different on both the …
Inhibitory avoidance, pain reactivity, and plus-maze behavior in Wistar rats with high versus low rearing activity
A Borta, RKW Schwarting - Physiology & behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
Substantial work has shown that rats although identical in strain, sex, age and housing
conditions can differ considerably in terms of behavior and physiology. Such individual …
conditions can differ considerably in terms of behavior and physiology. Such individual …
High versus low reactivity to a novel environment: behavioural, pharmacological and neurochemical assessments
Based on their rearing response to a novel open field, male Wistar rats were divided into two
sub-groups with either high or low behavioural activity (high rearings, versus low rearings) …
sub-groups with either high or low behavioural activity (high rearings, versus low rearings) …
Correlations between behaviours in the elevated plus-maze and sensitivity to unpredictable subchronic mild stress: evidence from inbred strains of mice
C Ducottet, C Belzung - Behavioural brain research, 2005 - Elsevier
This study aimed at investigating the relationship between anxiety-like and depressive-like
behaviour in mice. Therefore, we assessed the behaviour of mice from eight different strains …
behaviour in mice. Therefore, we assessed the behaviour of mice from eight different strains …
Anxiety responses in Balb/c, c57 and CD-1 mice exposed to a novel open space test
S Michalikova, R van Rensburg, PL Chazot… - Behavioural brain …, 2010 - Elsevier
In the present report we describe the behavior of two albinos (BALB/c and CD-1) and one
pigmented (c57/BL6) strains of mice exposed to a novel open space anxiety test in a single …
pigmented (c57/BL6) strains of mice exposed to a novel open space anxiety test in a single …
The ontogeny of exploratory behaviors in early-protein-malnourished rats exposed to the elevated plus-maze test
SS Almeida, RA Garcia, MMR Cibien, M De Araujo… - Psychobiology, 1994 - Springer
An elevated plus-maze was used to study the ontogeny of the exploratory behaviors of early-
protein-malnourished animals in an experimental aversive situation. Rats were …
protein-malnourished animals in an experimental aversive situation. Rats were …
Factors controlling measures of anxiety and responses to novelty in the mouse
SE File - Behavioural brain research, 2001 - Elsevier
This review focuses on factors influencing behaviour in the elevated plus-maze, the
holeboard and the social transmission of food preference. The elevated plus-maze provides …
holeboard and the social transmission of food preference. The elevated plus-maze provides …
Lack of consistent behavioural effects of Maudsley reactive and non-reactive rats in a number of animal tests of anxiety and activity
A Paterson, PJ Whiting, JA Gray, J Flint… - Psychopharmacology, 2001 - Springer
Rationale: A number of previous studies have reported that the Maudsley reactive (MR/Har)
and non-reactive (MNRA/Har) strains of rats show behavioural and physiological differences …
and non-reactive (MNRA/Har) strains of rats show behavioural and physiological differences …