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Behavioral conditioning of a primary humoral immune response in selectively bred lines of rats
(1987)Behaviorally conditioned immunosuppression o-f a primary humoral immune response was investigated in both the sexes of five selectively bred lines of rats. In the experimental group, an illness-induced taste aversion ... -
Behavioural effects of benzodiazepines following metrazol-induced seizures
(1986)Previous research indicates that seizures cause transient and in some cases, long lasting increases in the density of benzodiazepine receptors in the brain. The present research sought to discover the behavioural effects ... -
Conditioned taste aversion in selectively bred rat strains
(1976)Development of conditioned taste aversion was investigated in five strains of rats. The Roman low-avoidance conditioning (RLA/Lu) and the Maudsely reactive CMR/Har/Lu) strains learned taste aversion faster than the Roman ... -
Effect of prenatal cadmium exposure on development and behavior of selectively bred genetic lines of rat
(1988)PELLETIER, M. R. (1988). Effect of prenatal cadmium exposure on development and behavior of selectively bred genetic lines of rat: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of cadmium exposure as related ... -
Effects of postnatal experience on avoidance, shock sensitivity and open-field behavior of two selectively bred strains of rats
(1973)The effects of postnatal experience on avoidance, shock sensitivity, and open-field behavior were investigated in the Roman high avoidance (RHA/Lu) and the Roman low avoidance (RLA/Lu) selectively bred strains of rats. -
Effects of prenatal nicotine exposure on behaviorally conditioned immunosuppression in rats
(1993)Pregnant rats were administered nicotine (0.6 mg/kg/day) during different stages of pregnancy. Exposure occurred in either the first trimester (days 1-7), second trimester (days 8-14), third trimester (days 15-21), ... -
Ethanol-morphine interactions : a study of the effects of prenatal exposure on the development and behavior of the rat
(1989)Ethanol-Morphine interactions: a study of the effects of prenatal exposure on the development and behavior of the rat. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of ethanol, morphine and ethanol-morphine ... -
Examination of predictors related to the stages and transitions of smoking behavior in adolescents / by Connie Dalton.
(1998)The present study examined adolescent smoking in relation to six different groups of smoking determinants, including: the social environment, pharmacological factors, social bonding, social learning, personality/intrapsychic ... -
Immunological consequences of chemically induced generalized motor epilepsy
(1990)The purpose of this study was to determine if the stress created by a generalized motor seizure was significant enough to alter the immune response. Criterion measures of anitgen binding capacity (ABC) to human serum albumin ... -
Neuropsychological characteristics of nonclinical obsessive-compulsives
(1995)Neuropsychological functioning was examined in 118 introductory psychology students (males=43, females=75) who reported varying levels of nonclinical obsessive-compulsive behaviours. Using the four subscales of the ... -
Ontogeny of the fetal immune response to maternal smoking in relation to allergic asthma
(2001)The relationship between maternal smoking and the prenatal origins of allergic disease was studied in 78 mothers (in Thunder Bay, Ontario) and their newborns with a sensitive test for interleukin-4, interferon-y, and ... -
Parent and child attitudes towards educational and occupational achievement as a function of acculturation
(2001)As individuals and families move from India to Canada, they bring with them the values, attitudes, and beliefs they held in their native country. During the process of building new lives in a new country the immigrants ... -
Post-natal effects of maternal cigarette smoking and family dynamics on child behaviours
(2000)This study examined the relationship between maternal smoking (smoking during pregnancy) and child behavior problems, while considering other possible contributors to child behavior, namely parenting stress, family ... -
Pre- and postnatal effects of nicotine on the development and behavior of rats
(1987)The effects of nicotine administered during one of three gestational trimesters on development and behavior of rats were investigated. Pregnant female SHS (Satinder's Heterogeneous Stock) rats were injected subcutaneously with ... -
Study of seasonal variation in mood and behaviour in Northwestern Ontario / by Richard Alarie.
(1993)A sample of 237 participants from the general and Lakehead University student population were tested in January 1992 using the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, two subscales ...
