A modified anxious behavior test for hamsters.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Shannonhouse, John L.; York, Daniel C.; Morgan, Caurnel
- Source
- Journal of Neuroscience Methods. Jan2014, Vol. 221, p62-69. 8p.
- Subject
- *ANXIETY
*APPETITE
*BENZODIAZEPINES
*BETA adrenoceptors
*NORADRENALINE
*LABORATORY mice
- Language
- ISSN
- 0165-0270
Highlights: [•] AFEC test is modified for anxious behavior in hamsters. [•] AFEC test distinguishes anxious behavior from appetitive or consummatory behavior. [•] Food deprivation elevates anxious behavior in hamsters without increasing consummatory drive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]