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Maternal traits during lactation period reduce the anxiety-related behavior in male offspring: Results from a fostering study in Hatano rats.
Physiology & behavior - 1 Feb 2021
Horii Yasuyuki, Nakajima Shingo, Akieda-Asai Sayaka, Ohta Ryo, Kawaguchi Maiko
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The Hatano strains of the Sprague Dawley rats have been selectively bred to create high- (HAA) and low- (LAA) active avoidance variants. We previously reported that HAA rats display more anxiety-related behavior than LAA rats, but whether this strain difference is affected by postnatal environmental factors remains unclear. In this study, we performed in- and cross-fostering between the HAA and LAA strains and...
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