The progesterone receptor and parental behavior in juvenile rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 535-541

  Nephew, Benjamin C ^a   Lovelock, Dennis F ^a   Bridges, Robert S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Maturation; Parental care; RU486

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PUP (RODENT); RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIFEPRISTONE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEX FACTORS;

MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 52249116549     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20324     Document Type: Article

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