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Genetic and littermate influences on yawning in two selectively bred strains of rats.
Developmental psychobiology - 1 Apr 2009
Moyaho Alejandro, Barajas Margarita, Ugarte Araceli, Eguibar José R
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This study was made to separate genetic from postnatal maternal influences on yawning in two strains of Sprague-Dawley rats selected for high- (HY) and low-yawning frequency (LY). Foster mothers of the two strains reared litters of pups in the four possible combinations and yawning was recorded in a novel environment when the adult offspring were 75-day-old. Yawning frequency of males and females was affected by...
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