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A Longitudinal Study of Short- and Long-Term Activity Levels in Male and Female Spontaneously Hypertensive, Wistar-Kyoto, and Sprague-Dawley Rats
The pattern of locomotor activity across development was assessed in male and female spontaneously hypertensive (SHR), Wistar-Kyoto (WKY), and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Open field activity did not indicate hyperactivity in the SHR. Instead, the SD strain was generally more active. Strains and sexes...
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Published in: | Behavioral neuroscience 2003-04, Vol.117 (2), p.271-282 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | The pattern of locomotor activity across development was assessed in male and female spontaneously hypertensive (SHR), Wistar-Kyoto (WKY), and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Open field activity did not indicate hyperactivity in the SHR. Instead, the SD strain was generally more active. Strains and sexes did not differ in open-field locomotor response to drug challenges. When short-term (10-12 min) activity in different apparatuses was compared, the SD were most active in the open field, the SHR in the residential figure-eight maze, and the WKY in the running wheel. Long-term tests indicated hyperactivity in the SHR in the residential figure-eight maze and hypoactivity in the SD in the running wheels. Until such strain differences in activity are thoroughly defined, the use of the SHR as a model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is limited. |
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ISSN: | 0735-7044 1939-0084 |
DOI: | 10.1037/0735-7044.117.2.271 |