g. 1. Experimental design: rats received a subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of monosodium glutamate (MSG) or saline during the first five postnatal days. After the 60th day of life, the animals performed behavioral tests. 60th day: Spontaneous locomotor activity; 61st to 62nd: Forced swimming test (FST); 63rd to 64th: Contextual fear conditioning test. At the 65th day the
animals were killed for biochemical analyses.