PLDT (planarian light/dark test): an invertebrate assay to quantify defensive responding and study anxiety-like effects

BACKGROUND: Planarians, like rodents, instinctively spend more time in dark versus light environments when given a choice. This behavioral phenomenon is called negative phototaxis, which may reflect defensive responding related to an anxiety-like phenotype. NEW METHOD: We propose a planarian light/d...

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Published in:J Neurosci Methods
Main Authors: Zewde, Ashenafi Mebratu, Yu, Frances, Nayak, Sunil, Tallarida, Christopher, Reitz, Allen B., Kirby, Lynn G., Rawls, Scott M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705295/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29042260
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.10.010
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