Andorphins implicated in stereotypies of tethred sows
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 42 (2) , 198-199
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01952467
Abstract
The study presents evidence that the stereotypies of tethered sows are associated with the release of endorphins. This is the first indication that stereotypies may be an effective coping strategy.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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