Oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell are involved in the consolidation of maternal memory in postpartum rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-21

  D'Cunha, T M ^a   King, S J ^a   Fleming, A S ^a   Levy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Hippocampus; Maternal behavior; Oxytocin antagonist; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN;

EID: 78651465900     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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