Fatherhood alters behavioural and neural responsiveness in a spatial task

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1177-1187

  Franssen, C L ^a   Bardi, M ^b   Shea, E A ^a   Hampton, J E ^a   Adam Franssen, R ^c   Kinsley, C H ^d   Lambert, K G ^a  

^a RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Neuroplasticity; Paternal behaviour; Peromyscus californicus; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

NESTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; FATHER; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUP (RODENT); SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FATHERS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 80054736170     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02225.x     Document Type: Article

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