Using c-Fos immunocytochemistry to identify forebrain regions that may inhibit maternal behavior in rats.

Evidence indicates there is a neural system that inhibits maternal behavior in virgin rats. It has been suggested that pregnancy hormones promote the onset of maternal behavior by reducing the behavioral influence of this system. The authors used c-Fos immunocytochemistry to identify brain regions...

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Published in:	Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 114; no. 2; pp. 337 - 353
Main Authors:	Sheehan, Teige P., Cirrito, John, Numan, Marilyn J.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association April 2000
Subjects:	Rat behavior Brain function localization Parental behavior in animals
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