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The Female Encounter Test: A Novel Method for Evaluating Reward-Seeking Behavior or Motivation in Mice

BACKGROUND: Reduced motivation is an important marker of psychiatric disorders, including depression. We describe the female encounter test, a novel method of evaluating reward-seeking behavior in mice. METHODS: The test apparatus consists of three open chambers, formed with partitions that allow th...

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Autores principales: Ago, Yukio, Hasebe, Shigeru, Nishiyama, Saki, Oka, Satoshi, Onaka, Yusuke, Hashimoto, Hitoshi, Takuma, Kazuhiro, Matsuda, Toshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26025781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyv062