Preoptic inputs and mechanisms that regulate maternal responsiveness

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 627-640

  Dobolyi, A ^a,b   Grattan, D R ^c   Stolzenberg, D S ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

And maternal behaviour; Epigenetics; Maternal motivation; Medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MILK EJECTION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PUERPERIUM; PUTAMEN; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUCKLING ANIMAL; TEGMENTUM; ZONA INCERTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MOTHERS; PREOPTIC AREA;

EID: 84927523822     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12185     Document Type: Review

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