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Delayed persistent estrus induced by continuous lighting after inadequate acclimation in rats
Sen-ichi Furudate1, Akira Takahashi, Mamoru Takagi
1Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
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|February 24, 2005
Abstract:
While the normal estrous cycle of adequately acclimated female rats was replaced by a persistent estrus (PE) under continuous lighting, the onset of PE was delayed following several irregular cycles without acclimation or after acclimation for one week, suggesting that transportation induces a significant critical stress.
