The mixed legacy of the rat estrous cycle

SUMMARY

    Long and Evans in 1922 first established that the rat estrous cycle consisted of four distinct phases, subsequently labeled proestrus, estrus, metestrus and diestrus, based on vaginal cytology; the cycle recurred every 4 days. Wang in 1923, employing running wheels, reported that the modal locomotor activity cycle of the female rat was 4 days: the peak in wheel-running corresponded to the presence of vaginal cornified epithelial_cells indicative of estrus, establishing a close link between the vaginal and behavioral cycles. In the modern era reports that the free running rhythm of locomotor activity of female rats is . . .

     

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