Article
Effects of the nonagouti coat-color allele on behavior of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus): a comparison with Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) - 1 Dec 1997
Hayssen V
Abstract excerpt
The agouti locus influences coat color by antagonizing melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) at its receptor on pigment cells and may antagonize MSH in neural tissue. This study replicates work on rats to assess whether behavioral (neural) effects of the agouti locus are as similar across mammals...
Topics
- Agouti Signaling Protein
- Alleles
- Animals
- Arousal
- Behavior, Animal
- Chromosome Mapping
- Female
- Genetics, Behavioral
- Habituation, Psychophysiologic
- Hair Color
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Male
- Peromyscus
- Proteins
- Rats
- Receptors, Corticotropin
- Receptors, Melanocortin
- Selection, Genetic