Article
A new mutant rat with turning behavior (Tur).
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Yamazaki K, Mikami T, Kawaguchi A, Kuwabara M, Nozaki Y, Hosokawa S, Tagaya O, Katoh H, Yamamoto N, Wakabayashi T
Abstract excerpt
A new rat mutant with abnormal behavior has been found in a closed colony of Slc: SD. The affected rats turned around after their own tails beginning 4-5 weeks after birth, in response to extroceptive stimuli, such as sound or vibration. The behavior was more pronounced in younger animals. On gro...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Brain
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Male
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Rats, Mutant Strains