Sexually dimorphic role for vasopressin in the development of social play

Sexually dimorphic role for vasopressin in the development of social play

Despite the well-established role of vasopressin (AVP) in adult social behavior, its role in social development is relatively unexplored. In this paper, we focus on the most prominent social behavior of juvenile rats, social play. Previous pharmacological experiments in our laboratory suggested th...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Paul, Joseph Ignazio Terranova, Clemens K. Probst, Elaine Kathryn Murray, Nafissa I. Ismail, Geert J. De Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Social Behavior
bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
sex differences
paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
juvenile
Play fighting
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00058/full

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