Bully or Bullied? : The Zebrafish as a Model for Social Stress and Depression
The zebrafish is evaluated as a model for social stress, depression and anxiety. I conclude that it is suitable, especially for studies of sex differences. In humans, women are more prone to depression but most animal studies are performed in males. A popular way to study depression is by means of s...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Fysiologi
2013
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-205425 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-8725-6 |