Relation of Adrenal Weight to Social Rank of Mice
- 1 April 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 94 (4) , 728-731
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-94-23067
Abstract
Mature mice "wild-stain mice," isolated from weaning, were placed in groups of 6 for 4 hours a day for 10 days. The social or dominance rank of each mouse was determined. Adrenal and body weights were obtained for each mouse. A significant relationship was found between adrenal weight and social rank. It is concluded that high-ranking mice have smaller adrenals than do low-ranking mice.Keywords
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