The medial preoptic area and the regulation of parental behavior

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 863-865

  Kuroda, Kumi O ^a   Numan, Michael ^b  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPTIC AREA; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; NEURONS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS;

EID: 84930278605     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-014-1462-z     Document Type: Article

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