@article{oai:obihiro.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000365, author = {Ishii, Toshiaki and Ito, Takuya and Nishimura, Masakazu}, issue = {2}, journal = {Life Sciences}, month = {Nov}, note = {application/pdf, An exclusively milk formula diet stunted the growth of mice immediately following weaning. Milk-fed mice displayed a low-frequency profile of exploratory behavior, while pellet-fed mice showed high-frequency exploration. In contrast to exploratory behavior, feeding behavior did not differ significantly between milk- and pellet-fed mice. Despite showing low-frequency exploratory behavior, mice on an exclusively milk formula diet showed no difference in behavioral activities analyzed by an automatic hole-board apparatus compared to pellet-fed mice. These results suggest that the growth stunt caused by an exclusively milk formula diet retards the acquisition of active exploratory behavior without affecting the emotional state of mice.}, pages = {174--179}, title = {Comparison of growth and exploratory behavior in mice fed an exclusively milk formula diet and mice fed a food-pellet diet post weaning}, volume = {78}, year = {2005} }