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Sex differences in animal tests of anxiety

Physiology & Behavior · 1991 · Vol. 49(2) · pp. 245–250

Amanda JohnstonSandra E. File✉(Guy's Hospital)

Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Stress Responses and Cortisol Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesLickingPsychologyAnxietyOpen fieldDevelopmental psychologySexual dimorphismElevated plus mazeAdult malePhysiologyEndocrinology

MeSH terms

AnimalsAppetitive BehaviorArousalAvoidance LearningExploratory BehaviorFemaleMaleMotor ActivityOrientationRats, Inbred StrainsSex FactorsSocial BehaviorSocial EnvironmentRats

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Wellcome Trust

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588

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