Prague Med. Rep. 2016, 117, 185-197

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2016.19

Can Anxiety Tested in the Elevated Plus-maze Be Related to Nociception Sensitivity in Adult Male Rats?

Marie Pometlová, Anna Yamamotová, Kateryna Nohejlová, Romana Šlamberová

Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received October 19, 2016
Accepted November 21, 2016

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