Effects of monorecessive and double recessive mutations affecting coat color on the monoamine content of the brain of the American mink (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Mustela vison</Emphasis> Schreber, 1777) |
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Authors: | O V Trapezov L I Trapezova T A Alekhina D V Klochkov Yu N Ivanov |
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Institution: | (1) Mammal Ecology Group, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland;(2) Central Fisheries Board, Swords Business Campus, Swords, Dublin, Ireland |
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Abstract: | The effects of mutations affecting the coat color on the dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin contents of the hypothalamus
and brainstem of the American mink have been studied. The sample comprised standard (+/+) and mutant minks, including the monorecessive pastel (b/b), silver-blue (p/p), and white hedlund (h/h) and the combination double recessive sapphire (a/a p/p) and pearl (k/k p/p) ones. The dopamine content of the brainstem of the monorecessive pastel (b/b) and silver-blue (p/p) minks has been found to be higher than in standard (+/+) minks. Conversely, the homozigosity for two coat color loci in double recessive pearl minks (k/k p/p) significantly decreases the noradrenaline and serotonin contents of the hypothalamus. In addition, monorecessive and double
recessive minks differ from each other in the serotonin contents of the midbrain and medulla. |
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