Long-Term Isolation Stress in Rats

Rats isolated for long periods became nervous and aggressive and developed caudal dermatitis (scaly tail). After 13 weeks of isolation, rats had heavier adrenals and thyroid and lighter spleen and thymus compared with rats kept in community cages. This indicates an endocrinopathy with hyper-function...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 142; no. 3591; p. 507
Main Authors Hatch, Anita, Balazs, Tibor, Wiberg, G. S., Grice, H. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 25.10.1963
Subjects
Adrenal Cortex
Adrenal Glands
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction
Dermatitis
Food consumption
Liver Glycogen
Old Medline
Rats
Spleen
Stress, Physiological
Thyroid Gland
THYROID GLAND
SPLEEN
ADRENAL GLAND HYPERFUNCTION
DERMATITIS
LIVER GLYCOGEN
EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY
RATS
STRESS
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Rats isolated for long periods became nervous and aggressive and developed caudal dermatitis (scaly tail). After 13 weeks of isolation, rats had heavier adrenals and thyroid and lighter spleen and thymus compared with rats kept in community cages. This indicates an endocrinopathy with hyper-function of the adrenal cortex.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.142.3591.507