An acute dose of intranasal oxytocin rapidly increases maternal communication and maintains maternal care in primiparous postpartum California mice

Maternal-offspring communication and care are essential for offspring survival. Oxytocin (OXT) is known for its role in initiation of maternal care, but whether OXT can rapidly influence maternal behavior or ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs; above 50 kHz) has not been examined. To test for rapid effec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-04, Vol.16 (4), p.e0244033
Hauptverfasser:	Guoynes, Caleigh D, Marler, Catherine A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Intranasal Amygdala Animal behavior Animals Animals, Newborn Biology and Life Sciences Cortex (auditory) Cortex (temporal) Dosage and administration Editing Female Females Genetic aspects Grooming Health aspects Inhibition (psychology) Laboratory animals Maternal Behavior - drug effects Mice Mother and infant Mothers Offspring Oxytocics - administration & dosage Oxytocics - pharmacology Oxytocin Oxytocin - administration & dosage Oxytocin - pharmacology People and Places Physiological aspects Postpartum Period Preoptic area Preoptic area (medial) Psychological aspects Psychology Research and Analysis Methods Rodents Sensory perception Signal to noise ratio Social aspects Social Sciences Stria terminalis Vocalization behavior Vocalization, Animal - drug effects
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