Changes in the intensity of maternal aggression and central oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptors across the peripartum period in the rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1113-1124

  Caughey, S D ^a   Klampfl, S M ^b   Bishop, V R ^a   Pfoertsch, J ^b   Neumann, I D ^b   Bosch, O J ^b   Meddle, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

In situ hybridisation; Lactation; Maternal behaviour; Parturition; Pregnancy; Receptor autoradiography

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; STRIA TERMINALIS; WEANING;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN;

EID: 80054773667     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02224.x     Document Type: Article

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