Acute stress in adulthood impoverishes social choices and triggers aggressiveness in preclinical models

Acute stress in adulthood impoverishes social choices and triggers aggressiveness in preclinical models

Adult C57BL/6J mice are known to exhibit high level of social flexibility while mice lacking the β2 subunit of nicotinic receptors (β2-/- mice) present social rigidity. We asked ourselves what would be the consequences of a restraint acute stress (45 min) on social interactions in adult mice of both...

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Main Authors: Anne eNosjean, Arnaud eCressant, Fabrice ede Chaumont, Jean-Christophe eOlivo-Marin, Fredéric eChauveau, Sylvie eGranon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Aggression
Corticosterone
Social Interactions
decision
Dominance
β2 nicotinic receptor
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00447/full

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