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Age, Sex and Anxiety Affect Locomotor Activity in Rats

Muaz Belviranlõ, Nilsel Okudan

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The main objective of study was to investigate the effects of age, sex and anxiety differences on locomotor activity in rats. Locomotor activity was assessed in open field (OF). Repeated anxiety tests were performed in elevated plus maze (EPM). All behavioral tests were recorded online and analyzed offline with analytical software. In conclusion, age, sex and anxiety affect locomotor activity in different aspects.

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Key concepts: Anxiety, Locomotor activity, Open field, Affect (linguistics), Elevated plus maze, Psychology, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology