Genetic analysis of the relationships between behavioral and neuroendocrine traits in Roman High and Low Avoidance rat lines.

doi:10.1007/BF02197288

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Genetic analysis of the relationships between behavioral and neuroendocrine traits in Roman High and Low Avoidance rat lines.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 1995

Castanon N, Perez-Diaz F, Mormède P

Abstract excerpt

In order to determine whether the coselection observed between the selection trait (active avoidance behavior) of the Roman High Avoidance (RHA) and Roman Low Avoidance (RLA) rat lines and their neuroendocrine characteristics were genetically determined, we analyzed, in nonsegregating (RHA, RLA,...

Topics

Animals
Arousal
Avoidance Learning
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Hydrocortisone
Male
Phenotype
Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase
Prolactin
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Selection, Genetic
Social Environment
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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