A SEMIAUTOMATED TEST APPARATUS FOR STUDYING PARTNER PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR IN THE RAT

被引：13

作者：

BAKKER, J ^{[1
]}

VANOPHEMERT, J ^{[1
]}

EIJSKOOT, F ^{[1
]}

SLOB, AK ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ERASMUS UNIV ROTTERDAM,FAC MED & HLTH SCI,DEPT CENT INSTRUMENTAT,3000 DR ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS

来源：

PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR | 1994年 / 56卷 / 03期

关键词：

NEONATAL ATD; RAT; 3-COMPARTMENT BOX; PARTNER PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY;

D O I：

10.1016/0031-9384(94)90307-7

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

A semiautomated three-compartment box (3CB) for studying partner preference behavior of rats is described. This apparatus automatically animal pays to each compartment). Software was developed for calculating partner preference scores. Behavioral testing in the semiautomated 3CB, which is a modification of an earlier version, is less time consuming and less laborious. Three 3CBs can be observed simultaneously by two trained observers, and the behavioral interactions of three experimental animals with the stimulus animals can be observed and scored by hand. The use of the new apparatus was validated by studying adult partner preference behavior of neonatally ATD-treated male rats. The collected data fully corroborate previous results, obtained in the earlier version of the 3CB, again revealing the behavioral bisexual nature of these ATD males. A new finding was the much higher locomotor activity of the ATD males compared to controls.

引用

页码：597 / 601

页数：5

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