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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Main Authors: Stephen C Gammie, Michelle N Edelmann, Caleigh Mandel-Brehm, Kimberly L D'Anna, Anthony P Auger, Sharon A Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2276864?pdf=render