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[Sex Differences in Behavioral Reactions and the Character of Audiogenic Seizures in Krushinsky-Molodkina Rat Strain]. 2015

S A Krivopalov, and B G Yushkov

In the "open field" test it was found that locomotor activity in Krushinsky-Molodkina rat strain (KM) is higher than in nonlinear animals. At the same time, both groups of animals had the same sex differences: a locomotor activity of females was higher than males. Sex differences in exploratory activities are not inherent for KM rats, while the female outbred animals are significantly higher than males in their level of such activities. The greatest differences in behavior between KM rats and outbred animals were found in anxiety level, which is much higher in the first case. Furthermore just KM rats are characterized by clear sex differences--the males demonstrate more anxious and fearful respond to unfamiliar surroundings than females. Male and female KM rats differ not only in behavior but also in the character of epileptiform seizures induced by loud sound: wild running, tonic-clonic and clonic convulsions occur faster in females and the resumption of breathing-in males. The interconnection between parameters of seizure and behavior was found for KM rats. This phenomenon is most clearly manifested in males and combine large group of indicators.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009043	Motor Activity	Body movements of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon.	Activities, Motor,Activity, Motor,Motor Activities
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001007	Anxiety	Feelings or emotions of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.	Angst,Anxiousness,Hypervigilance,Nervousness,Social Anxiety,Anxieties, Social,Anxiety, Social,Social Anxieties
D012727	Sex Characteristics	Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.	Gender Characteristics,Gender Differences,Gender Dimorphism,Sex Differences,Sex Dimorphism,Sexual Dichromatism,Sexual Dimorphism,Characteristic, Gender,Characteristic, Sex,Dichromatism, Sexual,Dichromatisms, Sexual,Difference, Sex,Dimorphism, Gender,Dimorphism, Sex,Dimorphism, Sexual,Gender Characteristic,Gender Difference,Gender Dimorphisms,Sex Characteristic,Sex Difference,Sex Dimorphisms,Sexual Dichromatisms,Sexual Dimorphisms
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D020195	Epilepsy, Reflex	A subtype of epilepsy characterized by seizures that are consistently provoked by a certain specific stimulus. Auditory, visual, and somatosensory stimuli as well as the acts of writing, reading, eating, and decision making are examples of events or activities that may induce seizure activity in affected individuals. (From Neurol Clin 1994 Feb;12(1):57-8)	Reflex Epilepsy,Reflex Epilepsy, Audiogenic,Reflex Epilepsy, Cursive (Running),Reflex Epilepsy, Eating-Induced,Reflex Epilepsy, Musicogenic,Reflex Epilepsy, Photosensitive,Reflex Epilepsy, Reading,Audiogenic Epilepsy,Cursive Epilepsy,Decision Making Reflex Epilepsy,Eating-Induced Epilepsy,Epilepsy, Photogenic,Epilepsy, Reading,Immersion Related Epilepsy,Musicogenic Epilepsy,Photosensitive Epilepsy,Reading Epilepsy,Reflex Epilepsy, Visual Pattern,Tactile Reflex Epilepsy,Visual Pattern Reflex Epilepsy,Writing-Induced Reflex Epilepsy,Audiogenic Epilepsies,Audiogenic Reflex Epilepsies,Audiogenic Reflex Epilepsy,Cursive Reflex Epilepsies (Running),Cursive Reflex Epilepsy (Running),Eating Induced Epilepsy,Eating-Induced Epilepsies,Eating-Induced Reflex Epilepsies,Eating-Induced Reflex Epilepsy,Epilepsies, Audiogenic Reflex,Epilepsies, Cursive,Epilepsies, Eating-Induced,Epilepsies, Eating-Induced Reflex,Epilepsies, Immersion Related,Epilepsies, Musicogenic,Epilepsies, Musicogenic Reflex,Epilepsies, Photosensitive,Epilepsies, Photosensitive Reflex,Epilepsies, Reading,Epilepsies, Reading Reflex,Epilepsies, Reflex,Epilepsies, Tactile Reflex,Epilepsies, Writing-Induced Reflex,Epilepsy, Audiogenic,Epilepsy, Audiogenic Reflex,Epilepsy, Cursive,Epilepsy, Cursive Reflex (Running),Epilepsy, Eating-Induced,Epilepsy, Eating-Induced Reflex,Epilepsy, Immersion Related,Epilepsy, Musicogenic,Epilepsy, Musicogenic Reflex,Epilepsy, Photosensitive,Epilepsy, Photosensitive Reflex,Epilepsy, Reading Reflex,Epilepsy, Tactile Reflex,Epilepsy, Writing-Induced Reflex,Immersion Related Epilepsies,Musicogenic Epilepsies,Musicogenic Reflex Epilepsies,Musicogenic Reflex Epilepsy,Photosensitive Epilepsies,Photosensitive Reflex Epilepsies,Photosensitive Reflex Epilepsy,Reading Epilepsies,Reading Reflex Epilepsies,Reading Reflex Epilepsy,Reflex Epilepsies,Reflex Epilepsies, Audiogenic,Reflex Epilepsies, Cursive (Running),Reflex Epilepsies, Eating-Induced,Reflex Epilepsies, Musicogenic,Reflex Epilepsies, Photosensitive,Reflex Epilepsies, Reading,Reflex Epilepsies, Tactile,Reflex Epilepsies, Writing-Induced,Reflex Epilepsy, Eating Induced,Reflex Epilepsy, Tactile,Reflex Epilepsy, Writing-Induced,Tactile Reflex Epilepsies,Writing Induced Reflex Epilepsy,Writing-Induced Reflex Epilepsies