Oxytocin-immunoreactive Neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus in Hetercephalus glaber: A Quantitative Analysis

The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) demonstrates a strict social and reproductive hierarchy. Oxytocin (OXT) is a peptide hormone that acts both peripherally and centrally in the regulation of a number of sexual and social behaviours. The main area of central production of this peptide is the...

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Main Author: Mooney, Skyler
Other Authors: Homes, Melissa
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31347