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Effect of Selection for Behavior on the Morphology of Adrenal Cortex in Norway Rats Rattus norvegicus

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A comparative morphological and functional study of adrenal cortex was conducted in adult male Norway rats selected for domestic and aggressive behavior. Morphological changes were shown to occur in the structure of zona fasciculata of adrenal cortex during selection for domestic behavior.

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Prasolova, L.A., Oskina, I.N. Effect of Selection for Behavior on the Morphology of Adrenal Cortex in Norway Rats Rattus norvegicus. Russian Journal of Genetics 37, 175–179 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009046023094

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