Vasopressin mediates enhanced offspring protection in multiparous rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-106

  Nephew, Benjamin C ^a   Byrnes, Elizabeth M ^a   Bridges, Robert S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Lactation; Maternal aggression; Maternal behavior; V1a receptor

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIPARA; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CATALEPSY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 71549119466     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.06.032     Document Type: Article

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