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Strain differences in parameters of open-field behavior measures were replicated after a 7-year interval for the Har sublines of 12 inbred strains of rats: ACI, A990, A35322, F344, INR, IR, MNR, MNRA, MR, TS1, TS3, and WAG, and were extended to an additional strain: B. Breeding stocks had been subjected to major environmental stress in the intervening years. No significant changes were found. The B strain was found to be distinctiive in showing both high ambulation and high defecation.
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Harrington, G.M. Strain differences in open-field behavior of the rat. II. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 13, 85–86 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335020
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