[Effect of selection for behavior of wild gray rats (Rattus norvegicus) on the morphology of the adrenal cortex].
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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Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia.
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D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012641:Selection, Genetic