The compulsive-like aspect of the head dipping emission in rats with chronic electrolytic lesion in the area of the median raphe nucleus

The compulsive-like aspect of the head dipping emission in rats with chronic electrolytic lesion in the area of the median raphe nucleus

Head dipping (HD) is a behavioral pattern considered to have a risk assessment or an exploratory role and is used as a complementary parameter to evaluate anxiety in experimental animals. Since rats with electrolytic lesion in the area of the median raphe nucleus displayed high frequencies of HD in...

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Main Authors: K. Hoshino, D.A. Uga, H.M.G. de Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Head dipping
Repetitive behavior
Median raphe nucleus
Electrolytic lesion
Rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000200012

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