Oestrogen-Independent, Experience-Induced Maternal Behaviour in Female Mice

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-354

  Stolzenberg, D S ^a   Rissman, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Epigenetic; Maternal behaviour; Oestrogens; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OVARIECTOMY; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 79952660156     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02112.x     Document Type: Article

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