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Muricide, handling, and activity were measured in either simultaneously or serially bulbectomized Long-Evans female rats. No evidence for sparing of function after two-stage damage was found on the behavioral variables investigated. All bulbectomized groups showed increases in muricide and activity when compared with controls, but no differences were noted between the control group and brain-damaged groups in the handling test.
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This research was performed in part by Steve McNally in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the MS degree in psychology at Mississippi State University and was partially supported by an institutional grant awarded MSU by NSF.
An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/BF03334545.
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Thorne, B.M., Bracy, O.L. The effects of simultaneous and serial lesions of the olfactory bulbs on muricide, irritability, and open-field activity in Long-Evans female rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 15, 143–146 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334491
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