Dopamine receptors D1 and D2 are related to observed maternal behavior

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 684-694

  Mileva Seitz, V ^a   Fleming, A S ^b   Meaney, M J ^c   Mastroianni, A ^b   Sinnwell, J P ^d   Steiner, M ^e,f   Atkinson, L ^g   Levitan, R D ^b,h   Matthews, S G ^b   Kennedy, J L ^b,h   Sokolowski, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e Women's Health Concerns Clinic   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dopamine; DRD1; DRD2; Haplotypes; Heterosis; Maternal behavior; Parental sensitivity; SNPs

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HYBRID VIGOR; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; YOUNG ADULT;

RATTUS;

EID: 84864116242     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2012.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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