Social isolation in rats: Effects on animal welfare and molecular markers for neuroplasticity.

Early life stress compromises brain development and can contribute to the development of mental illnesses. A common animal model used to study different facets of psychiatric disorders is social isolation from early life on. In rats, this isolation can induce long-lasting alterations in molecular ex...

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Main Authors: Veronica Begni, Alice Sanson, Natascha Pfeiffer, Christiane Brandwein, Dragos Inta, Steven R Talbot, Marco Andrea Riva, Peter Gass, Anne Stephanie Mallien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240439