Dopamine Action in the Nucleus Accumbens and Medial Preoptic Area and the Regulation of the Hormonal Onset of Maternal Behavior in Rats
Thesis advisor: Michael Numan === Postpartum female rats immediately respond to biological or foster offspring with the display of maternal behavior. In contrast, females that are hysterectomized and ovariectomized on day 15 of pregnancy (15HO) and presented with pups 48 hours later show maternal be...
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Boston College
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2345/758 |