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The influence of sex and estrous cycle on QTL for emotionality and ethanol consumption.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Jun 2011
Izídio Geison S, Oliveira Letícia C, Oliveira Lígia F G, Pereira Elayne, Wehrmeister Thaize D, Ramos André
Abstract excerpt
The inbred rat strains Lewis (LEW) and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) differ with respect to several emotionality- and ethanol intake-related behaviors, one of which (inner locomotion in the open field; OF) is strongly influenced by a locus (Anxrr16) on chromosome (Chr) 4. We aimed to further investigate the influence of Chr 4 on these behaviors and to evaluate the role of the estrous cycle in QTL...
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