The Role of Juvenile Play in the Development of Adult Social Anxiety Across Two Rat Strains

Rose Fogliano, Gettysburg College

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The aim of this study is to determine whether genetically based strain differences between Fischer-344 and Sprague-Dawley rats mediate adult social anxiety directly or indirectly through differences in juvenile play that affect the adult phenotype.

 
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The Role of Juvenile Play in the Development of Adult Social Anxiety Across Two Rat Strains

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The aim of this study is to determine whether genetically based strain differences between Fischer-344 and Sprague-Dawley rats mediate adult social anxiety directly or indirectly through differences in juvenile play that affect the adult phenotype.