Striped mouse

Striped mouse

Striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) on the cover of the August edition of Behaviour

Striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) on the cover of the August edition of Behaviour
My photo and the accompanying paper (see List of publications) were published in this issue.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Summary: Kemble et al. (1991)

Kemble et al. (1991) investigated how eltoprazine hydrochloride (DU 28853) influences exploratory behaviour and social attraction of conspecifics in mice. They found that exploratory behaviour was enhanced with drug treatment, but this also decreased conspecific social attraction. Kemble et al. (1991) suggest that eltroprazine, in contrast to another anxiogenic drug (fluprazine), ameliorates the neophobic response in mice. Similar to fluprazine, eltoprazine increases the aversive response to conspecifics. They suggest that this effect is mediated by alteration in olfactory function.

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