Listar por tema "Maternal aggression"
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Effects of acute maternal-filial separation on posterior maternal behavior in mice
Universitat Jaume I (2018-06-24)Maternal behavior ensures offspring’s survival, until the progeny arrives to sexual maturity. This behavior is regulated by the socio-sexual brain, an interconnected neural network that regulates social behaviors. Different ... -
Sex pheromones are not always attractive: changes induced by learning and illness in mice
Elsevier (2014-11)A male-specific major urinary protein named darcin is attractive to female mice, Mus musculus, stimulates a learned attraction to volatile components of a male's urinary odour and induces spatial learning. In this article ... -
Tuning the brain for motherhood: prolactin-like central signalling in virgin, pregnant, and lactating female mice
Springer (2016-06)Prolactin is fundamental for the expression of maternal behaviour. In virgin female rats, prolactin administered upon steroid hormone priming accelerates the onset of maternal care. By contrast, the role of prolactin in ...