Abstract
Muricidal behavior, irritability to handling, open-field activity, passive-avoidance learning, and weight change were measured in Long-Evans hooded rats after they had been subjected to olfactory bulb removal, cuts of the vomeronasal nerves, lateral olfactory bulb damage, or control operations. Bulbectomized animals displayed increases in irritability to handling, enhanced horizontal activity in the open field, and a deficit in passive-avoidance learning. Animals with lateral olfactory bulb lesions showed an increase in muricidal behavior. Although there were significant intragroup postoperative weight losses, there were no significant differences between groups. Damage to the vomeronasal system alone was not involved in any of the measured behaviors.
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