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Albert Frank W; Shchepina Olesya; Winter Christine; Römpler Holger; Teupser Daniel; Palme Rupert; Ceglarek Uta; Kratzsch Jürgen; Sohr Reinhard; Trut Lyudmila N; Thiery Joachim; Morgenstern Rudolf; Plyusnina Irina Z; Schöneberg Torsten; Pääbo Svante
Phenotypic differences in behavior, physiology and neurochemistry between rats selected for tameness and for defensive aggression towards humans.
Hormones and behavior 2008;
53(
3):.
To better understand the biology of tameness, i.e. tolerance of human presence and handling, we analyzed two lines of wild-derived rats (Rattus norvegicus) artificially selected for tameness and defensive aggression towards humans. In response to a gloved human hand, tame rats tolerated handling, whereas aggressive rats attacked. Cross-fostering showed that these behavioral differences are not caused by postnatal maternal effects. Tame rats were more active and explorative and exhibited fewer anxiety-related behaviors. They also had smaller adrenal glands, larger spleens and lower levels of serum corticosterone. Blood glucose levels were lower in tame rats, whereas the concentrations of nine amino acids were higher. In the brain, tame rats had lower serotonin and higher taurine levels than aggressive rats. Our findings reinforce the notion that tameness is correlated with differences in stress response and will facilitate future efforts to uncover the genetic basis for animal tameness.
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