Environmental Enrichment Reduces Anxiety by Differentially Activating Serotonergic and Neuropeptide Y (NPY)-Ergic System in Indian Field Mouse (Mus booduga): An Animal Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Durairaj Ragu Varman; Koilmani Emmanuvel Rajan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127945

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Environmental Enrichment Reduces Anxiety by Differentially Activating Serotonergic and Neuropeptide Y (NPY)-Ergic System in Indian Field Mouse (Mus booduga): An Animal Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Durairaj Ragu Varman,

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur campus, Tiruchirappalli, India
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Koilmani Emmanuvel Rajan

* E-mail: emmanuvel1972@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur campus, Tiruchirappalli, India
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Environmental Enrichment Reduces Anxiety by Differentially Activating Serotonergic and Neuropeptide Y (NPY)-Ergic System in Indian Field Mouse (Mus booduga): An Animal Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Durairaj Ragu Varman,
Koilmani Emmanuvel Rajan

Published: May 27, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127945

About the Authors

Durairaj Ragu Varman

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur campus, Tiruchirappalli, India

Koilmani Emmanuvel Rajan

* E-mail: emmanuvel1972@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Palkalaiperur campus, Tiruchirappalli, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KER. Performed the experiments: DRV. Analyzed the data: KER DRV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KER. Wrote the paper: KER DRV.

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