Naturally occurring differences in maternal care are associated with the expression of oxytocin and vasopressin (V1a) receptors: Gender differences

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-353

  Francis, D D ^a   Young, L J ^a   Meaney, M J ^b   Insel, T R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maternal behaviour; Oxytocin receptors; Sex differences; Vasopressin (V1a) receptors

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROOMING; LICKING; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VASOPRESSINS; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 0036251783     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1331.2002.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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