Endocrine Communication between Conceptus and Mother: Placental Lactogen Stimulation of Maternal Behavior

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Bridges, Robert S ^a   Robertson, May C ^b   Shiu, Robert P C ^b   Friesen, Henry G ^b   Stuer, Anne M ^a   Mann, Phyllis E ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Maternal behavior; Placental lactogens; Pregnancy; Preoptic area; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; PLACENTA LACTOGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029974644     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127098     Document Type: Article

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