Sex differences in avoidance behavior after perceiving potential risk in mice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex has been considered as a potential factor regulating individual behaviors in different contexts. Recently, findings on sex differences in the neuroendocrine circuit have expanded due to exact measurements and control of neuronal activity, while findings on sex differences in behavioral phenotypes are limited. One efficient way to determine the miscellaneous aspects of a sexually different behavior is to segment it into a set of simpler responses induced by discrete scenes.

Methods

In the present study, we conducted a battery of behavioral tests within a variety of unique risky scenes, to determine where and how sex differences arise in responses under those scenes.

Results

A significant sex difference was observed in the avoidance responses measured in

SUBMITTER: Yokota S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5420094 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature