Lateralization and stress responses in mice: interindividual differences in the association of brain, neuroendocrine, and immune responses.
Behavioral lateralization, as assessed by paw preference in a food-reaching task in mice, is associated with brain metabolism asymmetries and immune reactivity as well as neuroendocrine and immune stress responses. Therefore, each individual may be characterized by a lateralization score in association with a particular pattern of immune and neuroendocrine reactivities. These interindividual differences may be responsible for the variability among members of a population in the responses to various insults including psychological stressors and infections.
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INSERM U394, University of Bordeaux II, France. u394@bordeaux.inserm.fr
D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology*; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications