A behavioral comparison of the common laboratory rat strains Lister Hooded, Lewis, Fischer 344 and Wistar in an automated homecage system.

doi:10.1111/gbb.12093

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A behavioral comparison of the common laboratory rat strains Lister Hooded, Lewis, Fischer 344 and Wistar in an automated homecage system.

Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Mar 2014

Clemens L E, Jansson E K H, Portal E, Riess O, Nguyen H P

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Behavioral characterization is an important part of establishing novel animal models, but classical behavioral tests struggle to reveal conclusive results due to problems with both reproducibility and validity. On the contrary, automated homecage observations are believed to produce robust outcomes that relate more to natural animal behavior. However, information on the behavior of background strains from such...

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Animals
Automation, Laboratory
Behavior, Animal
Body Weight
Drinking
Eating
Motor Activity
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Video Recording

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PMID: 24119005
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12093

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