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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2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31347 |