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Discrimination of odours from stressed rats by non-stressed rats (1980)

Mackay-Sim, A., Laing, D. G.

Abstract

Placing a rat into a new cage triggers release of corticosterones. This endocrine response is augmented if the new environment is one in which other rats had previously been subjected to stress.

Published
1980

Animal Type
Rat, Rodent
Topic
Husbandry & Management

Citation
Mackay-Sim, A., Laing, D. G. 1980. Discrimination of odours from stressed rats by non-stressed rats. Physiology and Behavior 24, 699-704.

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