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W R Schmidek
Researcher at University of São Paulo
Publications - 15
Citations - 669
W R Schmidek is an academic researcher from University of São Paulo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hoarding & House mice. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 15 publications receiving 641 citations.
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Phases and states of sleep in the rat
C. Timo-Iaria,Núbio Negrão,W R Schmidek,Katsumasa Hoshino,Carlos E. Lobato de Menezes,Tania Leme da Rocha +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that what is termed slow-wave or synchronized sleep, and paradoxical phase or desynchronization sleep be considered, respectively, synchronized and desynchronized states of sleep, each one comprising more than one phase or stage.
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Influence of environmental temperature on the sleep-wakefulness cycle in the rat.
TL;DR: A correlation between control of the sleep-wakefulness cycle and thermoregulation is discussed and paradoxical sleep is reduced at low and very high temperatures whereas arousal increases.
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Handling and Isolation in Three Strains of Rats Affect Open Field, Exploration, Hoarding and Predation
Ramiro C.R Rebouças,W R Schmidek +1 more
TL;DR: Multivariate analysis of the results showed significant influences of all three factors (strain, handling and social isolation) and interactions among them, and emphasized the subtleness and complexity of the interplay of genetic and environmental influences.
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Exploratory Activity of Rats in Three Different Environments
Gelson Genaro,W R Schmidek +1 more
TL;DR: The results confirmed that OF is a highly aversive situation with the animals showing elevated emotional response (defecation and urination) when compared to situations containing a refuge (OD and EX) and the importance of considering ethological factors in the choice or development of laboratory tests is shown.
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Suckling and allosuckling in river buffalo calves and its relation with weight gain
Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da Costa,Artur Andriolo,José F Simplı́cio de Oliveira,W R Schmidek +3 more
TL;DR: The data taken together indicate that sex and/or BO influenced d ecisively social i nteractions during suckling, p romoting differential development among the calves.