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1Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. hstock@dcsmserver@med.sc.edu
Abstract:
The present study examined if olfactory bulbectomy (OBX) altered defensive behaviors on the elevated plus-maze and the open-field differently in male and female rats. Similar increases in defensive behaviors in male and female rats were observed in both tests following OBX. No significant correlations were detected between defensive behaviors and activity, supporting the hypothesis that some behavioral changes following OBX may be due to decreased defensive behaviors and not increased activity.
