Prolactin-induced and neuronal activation in the brain of mother mice
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DOI: 10.1007/s00429-018-1686-1
Abstract: Nursing has important consequences on mothers. To separate the prolactin-mediated and the neuronally-mediated actions of nursing, neurons directly affected by prolactin were visualized using pSTAT5 immunohistochemistry in relation to Fos-expressing neurons in suckled mother mice.… read more here.
Keywords: brain; mother mice; prolactin; activation ... See more keywords
Recording and manipulation of the maternal oxytocin neural activities in mice
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DOI: 10.1101/2021.07.26.453888
Abstract: Pulsatile release of the hormone oxytocin (OT) mediates uterine contraction during parturition and milk ejection during lactation1–3. These pulses are generated by unique activity patterns of the central neuroendocrine OT neurons located in the paraventricular… read more here.
Keywords: mother mice; recording manipulation; mice; activities neurons ... See more keywords