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Low-anxiety rat phenotypes can be further reduced through genetic intervention.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
de Medeiros Gabriela Ferreira, Pereira Elayne, Granzotto Natalli, Ramos André
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A previous study using an intercross between the inbred rat strains Lewis (LEW) and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) identified a locus on chromosome 4, named Anxrr16, influencing an experimental index of anxiety and showing a transgressive effect, with alleles from the LEW strain (more anxious) decreasing rather than increasing anxiety. OBJECTIVE: To confirm the location and isolate the effect...
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