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Quantitative study of the response to genetic selection of the Wistar audiogenic rat strain (WAR).
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 2003
Doretto M C, Fonseca C G, Lôbo R B, Terra V C, Oliveira J A C, Garcia-Cairasco N
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To study the relationship between genetics and epilepsy, Wistar rats susceptible to audiogenic seizure were selected from the main breeding stock of the Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and inbred. The criteria for selection were the highest seizure severity index (SI) and shortest latencies of the first running fit (LI). Because behavioral response to sound stimulation...
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