Novelty Stress Increases Fecal Pellet Output in Mongolian Gerbils: Effects of Several Drugs

Stress-induced colonic functional changes have been investigated mainly under conditions involving physical stress, like in the restraint stress model. In this study, we established a new stress-induced defecation model involving the placement of Mongolian gerbils in a novel environment (novelty str...

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Main Authors: Shiho Okano, Hideaki Nagaya, Nobuhiro Inatomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319321577