Solitary and social behavior of male rats in the open-field.
Physiol Behav
; 32(6): 941-4, 1984 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6149585
ABSTRACT
The short-term effects of anxiolytic drugs have been assessed with tests of social affiliative behavior in rats. These tests must be completed in a brief time span, yet must include measures both of solitary activity and social behavior to dissociate affiliative from sedative and hypermotive drug effects. This study demonstrates that a paradigm of observation of alternating periods of solitary and social behavior of male rats yields data in accord with facts known about rats tested in separate, uninterrupted periods of solitary and social behavior. Agreement was obtained on the reliability of group and intersession behavior, on the levels of behavior, on the changes in behavior over trials and on the correlations between behaviors characteristic of rats tested separately in the two situations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Behavior
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Social Isolation
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Exploratory Behavior
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Physiol Behav
Year:
1984
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA