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Candidate genes of anxiety-related behavior in HAB/LAB rats and mice: focus on vasopressin and glyoxalase-I.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Jan 2007
Landgraf Rainer, Kessler Melanie S, Bunck Mirjam, Murgatroyd Chris, Spengler Dietmar, Zimbelmann Marina, Nussbaumer Markus, Czibere Ludwig, Turck Christoph W, Singewald Nicolas, Rujescu Dan, Frank Elisabeth
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Two animal models of trait anxiety, HAB/LAB rats and mice, are described, representing inborn extremes in anxiety-related behavior. The comprehensive phenotypical characterization included basal behavioral features, stress-coping strategies and neuroendocrine responses upon stressor exposure with HAB animals being hyper-anxious, preferring passive coping, emitting more stressor-induced ultrasonic vocalization...
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