Systematic review and meta-analysis: effects of maternal separation on anxiety-like behavior in rodents
Wang D, Levine JLS, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch M, Kaffman A. Systematic review and meta-analysis: effects of maternal separation on anxiety-like behavior in rodents. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 174. PMID: 32483128, PMCID: PMC7264128, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0856-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersBehavior, AnimalExploratory BehaviorMaternal DeprivationMiceRatsRodentiaConceptsOpen field testEarly life stressSystematic reviewEffects of MSEffects of ELSAnxiety-like behaviorDefensive behaviorAnxiogenic effectsMaternal separationRodent modelsRatsEarly adversityMiceAbility of MSLife stressLack of standardizationChildhood maltreatmentRodentsExploratory behaviorEffect sizeInconsistent resultsELS modelImportant differencesReviewMS protocol