Prepartum plasma estradiol and postpartum cortisol, but not oxytocin, are associated with interindividual and breed differences in the expression of maternal behaviour in sheep

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 529-543

  Dwyer, Cathy M ^a,c   Gilbert, Colin L ^b   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Hill and Mountain Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estradiol; Maternal behaviour; Oxytocin; Parturition; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Prepartum; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GROOMING; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LAMB; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SHEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIVIDUALITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OXYTOCIN; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 8844280748     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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