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Gene-environment interaction influences anxiety-like behavior in ethologically based mouse models.
Behavioural brain research - 17 Mar 2011
Post Antonia M, Weyers Peter, Holzer Peter, Painsipp Evelin, Pauli Paul, Wultsch Thomas, Reif Andreas, Lesch Klaus-Peter
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Ethologically based animal models are widely used; however, results from different laboratories vary significantly which may partly be due to the lack of standardization. Here, we examined the effects of circadian rhythm, lighting condition and mouse strain (BALB/c and C57BL/6, known to differ in measures of avoidance and risk assessment behavior) on two well established behavioral tests in mice: the Elevated...
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