Fearfulness and sex in F2 Roman rats: males display more fear though both sexes share the same fearfulness traits.
The pattern of sex differences in a large sample (about 400 for each sex) of F2-generation rats, derived from inbred Roman high- and low-avoidance strains differing in fearfulness and brain functioning, was investigated. We obtained measures from responses to a battery of novel/threatening tests [op...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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