Inactivation of the medial preoptic area or the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis differentially disrupts maternal behavior in sheep

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-473

  Perrin, G ^a,b,c,d   Meurisse, M ^a,b,c,d   Levy F ^a,b,c,d  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d Haras Nationaux   (France)

Author keywords

Maternal care; Maternal experience; Mother infant relations; Sheep; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SHEEP; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SHEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34848873092     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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