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[Effect of genotype and emotional stress on hygienic grooming in inbred mice].
Zhurnal vysshei nervnoi deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova - 1 Jan 2000
Kulikov A V, Tikhonova M A, Kulikova E A, Kulikov V A, Popova N K
Abstract excerpt
Body care behavior (grooming) is an adaptation aimed at removing litter particles, pathogenic microbes and parasites from animal fur and skin. Moreover, it serves as an indicator of animal health. It was observed that chronic stress suppressed fur cleaning. In this article, a technique of direct measurement of fur cleaning using the cleaning dynamics of a fluorescent spot applied on animal's back is described....
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