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Social isolation partially restores reproduction of male staggerer mutant mice.
Physiology & behavior - 1 Jul 1995
Féron C, Baudoin C
Abstract excerpt
Social isolation is generally known to promote sexual performances in male mice. We employ here other indices to investigate the positive effects of social isolation on sexual behavior. Mutant staggerer male mice generally do not mate. However some of their reproductive traits can be restored by environmental modifications. We demonstrate that a postpubertal period of social isolation can significantly enhance...
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