A sexually dimorphic hypothalamic circuit controls maternal care and oxytocin secretion

It is commonly assumed, but has rarely been demonstrated, that sex differences in behaviour arise from sexual dimorphism in the underlying neural circuits. Parental care is a complex stereotypic behaviour towards offspring that is shared by numerous species. Mice display profound sex differences in...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Niv Scott [verfasserIn]

Tali Kimchi

Matthias Prigge

Ofer Yizhar

Format:

Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2015

Schlagwörter:

Dopamine

Mothers

Neurons

Brain

Enzymes

Animal reproduction

Females

Gender differences

Animal behavior

Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus - cytology

Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus - physiology

Hypothalamus - cytology

Hypothalamus - enzymology

Oxytocin - secretion

Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase - metabolism

Synapses - metabolism

Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus - enzymology

Dopaminergic Neurons - metabolism

Oxytocin - blood

Maternal Behavior - physiology

Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus - physiology

Dopaminergic Neurons - enzymology

Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus - cytology

Hypothalamus - physiology

Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus - enzymology

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Nature - London : Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature, 1869, 525(2015), 7570, Seite 519

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:525 ; year:2015 ; number:7570 ; pages:519

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OLC1969669101

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