Oxytocin changes primate paternal tolerance to offspring in food transfer

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-337

  Saito, Atsuko ^a,b,c   Nakamura, Katsuki ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Marmoset; Oxytocin; Paternal behavior; Primate; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN,1 (BETA MERCAPTO (BETA, BETA CYCLOPENTAMETHYLENE)PROPIONIC ACID) TYR(OME)(2) ORN(8); OXYTOCIN,1-(BETA-MERCAPTO-(BETA, BETA-CYCLOPENTAMETHYLENE)PROPIONIC ACID)-TYR(OME)(2)-ORN(8)-;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALLITHRIX; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEANING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALLITHRIX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; WEANING;

EID: 79952984153     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0617-2     Document Type: Article

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