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Effects of cross-fostering on play and anxiety in juvenile Fischer 344 and Lewis rats.
Physiology & behavior - 1 Feb 2017
Siviy Stephen M, Eck Samantha R, McDowell Lana S, Soroka Jennifer
Abstract excerpt
A cross-fostering design was used to assess the relative involvement of genetic variability and early postnatal experiences on differential levels of playfulness in juvenile Fischer 344 (F344) and Lewis (LEW) rats and the extent to which strain differences in anxiety may influence play in these two strains. F344 dams were found to lick and groom their pups less than LEW dams and this was not dependent upon the...
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