Altered dopamine signaling in naturally occurring maternal neglect.
Child neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment, yet the biological basis of maternal neglect is poorly understood and a rodent model is lacking.The current study characterizes a population of mice (MaD1) which naturally exhibit maternal neglect (little or no care of offspring) at an ave...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-04-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2276864?pdf=render |