Behavioral characteristics of female Wag/Rij rats
Behavior of male and female WAG/Rij and Wistar rats was compared in the tests assessing the level of anxiety (light-dark choice, open field) and depression-like state (sucrose intake and preference, forced swimming). Females of WAG/Rij rats like males of the same strain exhibited symptoms of depress...
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Published in | Zurnal vyss̆ej nervnoj dejatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova Vol. 61; no. 5; p. 624 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | Russian |
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Russia (Federation)
01.09.2011
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Summary: | Behavior of male and female WAG/Rij and Wistar rats was compared in the tests assessing the level of anxiety (light-dark choice, open field) and depression-like state (sucrose intake and preference, forced swimming). Females of WAG/Rij rats like males of the same strain exhibited symptoms of depression-like behavior: increased immobility in the forced swimming test and decreased sucrose intake and preference (anhedonia). In contrast to males, females of WAG/Rij rats displayed more distinct signs of increased anxiety as compared to Wistar rats. Both WAG/Rij and Wistar females exhibited increased locomotor and exploratory activity in the open field as compared to males. |
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ISSN: | 0044-4677 |