Incubation temperature and satiety influence general locomotor and exploratory behaviors in the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).

abstract：:Prior research has noted a relationship between an individual's height in adolescence and their personality development later in life. This study examined whether height in adolescence--net of possible confounding variables such as age and biological maturity--predicted polydrug use in adolescence and young adulthood....

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Barnes JC,Boutwell BB,Beaver KM

更新日期：2012-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats' voluntary ethanol intake varies with dispositional factors and energy status. The joint influences of these were of interest here. We previously reported that rats selectively bred for high voluntary saccharin intake (HiS) consume more ethanol and express more robust conditioning of preference for flavors paired...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Dess NK,Chapman CD,Cousins LA,Monroe DC,Nguyen P

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Three alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonists, yohimbine, idazoxan, and imiloxan, all shown to have stimulatory effects on sexual arousal/motivation, were studied to identify their possible effects on the other two major components of male copulatory behavior: erection and ejaculation. Genital reflex ex copula tests were use...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Smith ER,Lee RL,Schnur SL,Davidson JM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of the inter-individual variation observed in animal behaviour is now attributed to the existence of behavioural phenotypes or animal personalities. Such phenotypes may be fundamental to fisheries and aquaculture, yet there have been few detailed studies of this phenomenon in exploited marine animals. We investig...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Meager JJ,Fernö A,Skjæraasen JE,Järvi T,Rodewald P,Sverdrup G,Winberg S,Mayer I

更新日期：2012-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Taste sensitivity and responsivity, two-tastant and taste-mixture discrimination performance, and taste preferences were examined prior to and after the selective desalivation of 48 male Long-Evans rats. Altered preference behavior was observed in rats after removal of the major salivary glands, as well as after remov...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Brosvic GM,Hoey NE

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial consummatory responses reflecting ingestive and aversive perceptions were studied and quantified in rats chronically implanted with gastric and oral catheters. A gustatory stimulus of 50 microliters of 0.6 mol.l-1 sucrose was injected into the mouth every 5 min during 90 min. At time zero, one of seven loads wa...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Cabanac M,Lafrance L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormones associated with pregnancy and parturition have been implicated in facilitating the onset of maternal behavior via reductions in neophobia, anxiety, and stress responsiveness. To determine whether the onset of paternal behavior has similar associations in biparental male California mice (Peromyscus californicu...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Chauke M,de Jong TR,Garland T Jr,Saltzman W

更新日期：2012-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The amphibian tetradecapeptide bombesin (BN) decreases food intake in both humans and animals. Studies have typically examined the effects of BN on scheduled meals in deprived subjects. To investigate the properties of this peptide under more naturalistic conditions, we examined the effects of BN in spontaneously feed...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Rushing PA,Gibbs J,Geary N

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nootropic, antioxidant, and neuroprotective properties have been shown in a standardized ethanol extract of Ptychopetalum olacoides (POEE), a medicinal plant traditionally used by the Amazonian elderly population. It has been revealed that POEE mechanisms of action include anticholinesterase effects, and involve beta-...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： da Silva AL,Ferreira JG,da Silva Martins B,Oliveira S,Mai N,Nunes DS,Elisabetsky E

更新日期：2008-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute infections lead to alterations in behavior, collectively known as sickness behavior, which includes reduction in locomotion, food ingestion, sexual and social behavior, environmental exploration, and sleep profile. Although generally seen as undesired, sickness behavior represents a conserved strategy for animal...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Kinoshita D,Cohn DW,Costa-Pinto FA,de Sá-Rocha LC

更新日期：2009-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence, both electrophysiological and behavioral, that bitter and sweet stimuli drive parallel pathways in the gustatory brainstem. Here we report two lines of investigation that suggest significant interactions among these parallel systems. First, responses recorded from single cells in the hams...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Smith DV,Liu H,Vogt MB

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The area postrema mediates the hypophagic effect of the pancreatic hormone amylin and is also sensitive to glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Protein seems to modulate amylin responsiveness because amylin seems to produce a stronger hypophagic effect and a stronger c-Fos expression when protein is absent from the diet. ...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Züger D,Forster K,Lutz TA,Riediger T

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The daily locomotor and melatonin rhythms of the Senegal sole, a benthonic species of increasing interest in aquaculture, are still unknown, despite the fact that such knowledge is of prime importance for optimising its production. The aim of the present research was therefore to investigate the daily rhythms of locom...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Bayarri MJ,Muñoz-Cueto JA,López-Olmeda JF,Vera LM,Rol de Lama MA,Madrid JA,Sánchez-Vázquez FJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tests the hypothesis that a short-term (16 weeks) exercise program modifies sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and selected behavioral responses to acute psychological stress. Twenty-four previously sedentary middle-aged men with maximal aerobic capacity (VmaxO2) values less than 40 ml.kg-1.min-1 were assigne...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Sothmann MS,Hart BA,Horn TS

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows that the bacterial flora of the rat's vagina plays a role in the determination of female sexual attractivity. In the experiment described, the change in attractivity of a female rat was monitored during the estrous cycle by using a residential plus-maze. The time that male rats spent in the vicinity o...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Merkx J,Slob AK,van der Werff ten Bosch JJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamines and their metabolites levels were simultaneously measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in brain regions of lean and fatty Zucker rats when fed ad lib and deprived of food for 72 hr to evaluate each monoamine metabolism. Metabolite/monoamine ratios were shown for brevity to represent its metabol...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Tsujii S,Nakai Y,Fukata J,Nakaishi S,Takahashi H,Usui T,Imura H,Ikeda H,Matsuo T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined auditory-evoked brainstem responses (ABR) in the deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) during torpor and arousal. The ABR of the euthermic deermouse consisted of five waves occurring in a time frame of 10 ms. During torpor, ABR wave I could be elicited at slow, but not fast stimulation rates indicatin...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Katbamna B,Thodi C,Senturia JB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal monosodium glutamate (MSG) treatment has been associated with dysfunctions in stress responses. Therefore, the present study aimed at examining the acoustic startle response (ASR) in MSG-treated rats and the effects of fetal neural transplantation. Male and female rats were given MSG (4 mg/g) or saline on alt...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Yang FC,Connor J,Patel A,Doat MM,Romero MT

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper describes the development and application of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the assessment of beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity (beta-ELIR) level in the hypothalamus, the periaqueductal grey (PAG) and the pituitary of DBA/2 mice that were subjected to mild social stress (aggressi...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Külling P,Siegfried B,Frischknecht HR,Messiha FS,Pasi A

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the endocannabinoid system in vomiting has been previously studied using several animal species. These investigations have clearly demonstrated an anti-emetic role for the eCB, anandamide, in these animal models; however, research concerning the role of 2-arhachidonoylglycerol (2AG) has been less clear. Th...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Sticht MA,Rock EM,Parker LA

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The variation of food intake and digestive tract contents over a period of 24 hours was measured in the free feeding rat kept under a 12:12 hr light:dark cycle (lights on at 0700 hr). After a cessation between 0700 and 1000 hr, the rate of food intake increased progressively during daytime followed by a marked increas...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Vachon C,Savoie L

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need to obtain data from individual laboratory animals has forced many researchers to singly-house small animals. This is costly to the researcher and isolation can adversely affect animal physiology and behavior which in turn may threaten the validity and generalization of experiment results to humans. We assesse...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Boggiano MM,Cavigelli SA,Dorsey JR,Kelley CE,Ragan CM,Chandler-Laney PC

更新日期：2008-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery might modify the gut microbiota composition differently in the three distinct anatomical sections of the small intestine compared to sham surgery. We showed that RYGB induced changes in the microbiota of the alimentary limb and the common channel resembling those seen after preb...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Osto M,Abegg K,Bueter M,le Roux CW,Cani PD,Lutz TA

更新日期：2013-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of central infusion of naloxone into the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) upon predatory attack behavior in the cat were studied in 12 cats. Initially, quiet biting attack was elicited by electrical stimulation of sites within the lateral hypothalamus using monopolar electrodes. Then cannula-electrodes w...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Weiner S,Shaikh MB,Shaikh AB,Siegel A

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate energy intake is vital for the survival of humans and is regulated by complex homeostatic and hedonic mechanisms. Supported by functional MRI (fMRI) studies that consistently demonstrate differences in brain response as a function of weight status during exposure to appetizing food stimuli, it has been posite...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Burger KS,Berner LA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is an important factor in relation to accidents, long-term health and mortality. Our group has had a long-term commitment to research on sleep regulation and its consequences. Over the years we have demonstrated pronounced effects of night work on sleep and alertness, including electroencephalographically determ...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Akerstedt T,Kecklund G,Gillberg M

更新日期：2007-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies examined the contribution of textural factors to the ability of rats to sense starch. If rats sense the abrasive effects of starch suspensions, conditioned aversions to starch should generalize to substances having a similar texture. Two substances having a texture similar to that of starch were examined, poly...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Ramirez I

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to characterize and assess the reliability of acute mood responses to maximal exercise in women. All subjects (N = 22; age = 45 +/- 2.5 yr; BMI = 24.3 +/- 0.9 kg/m2) participated in two maximal walking tests spaced approximately one month apart. The abbreviated Profile of Mood States (PO...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Pronk NP,Crouse SF,Rohack JJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin is mainly known for its peripheral effects on the metabolism of glucose, fats, and proteins. However, insulin also exerts important actions within the brain, and functions as a neuropeptide. The brain can thus be regarded as both an insulin-sensitive and a glucose-sensitive organ. Its neuroanatomical basis is ...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Stockhorst U,de Fries D,Steingrueber HJ,Scherbaum WA

更新日期：2004-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In Experiment 1, subjects sought to localize the nostril stimulated, left or right, in tests with nine esters (acetates, propionates, and butyrates) at concentrations meant to trigger chemesthesis (pungency, irritation). The task produced psychometric functions for chemesthetic detection unconfounded by olfactory sens...

journal_title：Physiology & behavior

authors： Cain WS,Lee NS,Wise PM,Schmidt R,Ahn BH,Cometto-Muñiz JE,Abraham MH

更新日期：2006-07-30 00:00:00