Article
The effect of genetic variability (degree of homozygosity) on serum levels of the anterior pituitary hormones prolactin, corticotropin, and growth hormone in rats.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Dec 1992
Kosowska B
Abstract excerpt
Male and female wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus Erxleben) and males and female albino outbred rats (Ipf:RIZ) were crossbred. The resulting animals (F1 hybrids) were the control, noninbred group (0% inbred). By systematic full-sib mating, two experimental groups (50 and 91% of inbred) were pro...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Animals
- Animals, Wild
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Genotype
- Growth Hormone
- Inbreeding
- Male
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior
- Prolactin
- Rats
- Rats, Mutant Strains
- Secretory Rate
- Sex Factors
- Stress, Physiological