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Handling mothers in two strains of mice for 12 consecutive days resulted in reduced emotionality in the adult offspring of BALB/c mice, but not in the offspring of C57BL/6 mice.
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LaBarba, R.C. Emotionality in two strains of mice as a function of maternal handling. Psychon Sci 9, 121–122 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330789
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