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21146595

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Our previous study showed that pair housing with a familiar male prevented an increase in anxiety caused by social defeat in male rats. The present study attempted to identify the aspects of social interactions with a familiar male that are needed for the emergence of such a pair-housing effect. In Experiment 1, the subject was repeatedly exposed to the cage and bedding used by a familiar pairmate, after two instances of social defeat. Mere exposure to the soiled cage and bedding did not prevent an increase in anxiety in the elevated plus-maze test performed two weeks after social defeat. In Experiment 2, the subject was separated from a familiar pairmate with a wire mesh partition, which allowed visual, auditory, and limited physical contact, in addition to olfactory contact with the pairmate. The separation with a wire mesh partition abolished the buffering effect of pair housing on anxiety. These results indicate that visual, auditory, and olfactory contact with a familiar male was not sufficient in reducing the anxiogenic effect of social defeat in male rats. It was suggested that full physical contact is necessary for the emergence of the buffering effect of pair housing on social stress.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1872-8308
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
230-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Is full physical contact necessary for buffering effects of pair housing on social stress in rats?
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan. tnakayasu0616@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't