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Environmental enrichment in male CD-1 mice promotes aggressive behaviors and elevated corticosterone and brain norepinephrine activity in response to a mild stressor

Robyn J. McQuaidDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marie-Claude AudetDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Hymie AnismanDepartment of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Pages 354-360 | Received 05 Apr 2011, Accepted 10 Sep 2011, Published online: 13 Oct 2011

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