Sex Differences in Righting From Supine to Prone in Rats (Rattus norvegicus): A Masculinized Skeletomusculature Is Not Required.
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Previous research has shown that sex differences exist in the composition of lateral movements (E. F. Field, I. Q. Whishaw, & S. M. Pellis, 1996, 1997a, 1997b; see also records 1996-06132-009, 1997-05322-015, and 1997-04722-005). An unresolved question is whether sex differences are present in other movements, such as rotation around the longitudinal axis, and whether this difference is dependent on a feminine or masculine skeletomusculature. Female rats (Rattus norvegicus) first rotate their forequarters and then their hindquarters in the same direction. Male rats exhibit rotation of the hindquarters counter to the direction of forequarter rotation. Males with the testicular feminized mutation, who have a feminized skeletomusculature and masculinized central nervous system, are similar to male controls. This study provides evidence that sex differences in movement integration are not restricted to the lateral plane, are not solely due to sex differences in skeletomusculature, and thus are likely mediated by the central nervous system.
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The tfm male provides a model by which to differentiate the effects of male body morphology from male neural organization when comparing differences between males and females.
“The tfm male provides a model by which to differentiate the effects of male body morphology from male neural organization when comparing differences between males and females (Field, Watson, Whishaw, & Pellis, 2005;Field, Martens, Watson, & Pellis, 2005).”
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- Authors
- Field, E. F., Martens, D. J., Watson, N. V., & Pellis, S. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Lethbridge (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Published
- 2005
- Volume
- 119
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 238-245
- ISSN
- 0093-4127 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2087
- 0735-7036
- OpenAlex
- W2043397356
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of comparative psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Keywords
- sex differences, righting reflex, androgen insensitivity syndrome, central nervous system, movement integration, rats
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Central Nervous System, Female, Male, Movement, Sex Factors, Videotape Recording, Muscle, Skeletal, Rats
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