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Rat dams exposed repeatedly to a daily brief separation from the pups exhibit increased maternal behavior, decreased anxiety and altered levels of receptors for estrogens (ERα, ERβ), oxytocin and serotonin (5-HT1A) in their brain

Antonios Stamatakis, Theodora Kalpachidou, Androniki Raftogianni, Efstratia Zografou, Stavroula Pondiki, Fotini Stylianopoulou

Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2014 · 56 citations · 72 references

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The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinates

Miklós Palkovits · Neuropeptides · 1983 · 29K citations

Brain Structure, Neurophysiology, Neuroanatomy +7

Validation of open : closed arm entries in an elevated plus-maze as a measure of anxiety in the rat

Sharon Pellow, Philippe Chopin, Sandra E. File et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Methods · 1985 · 5.7K citations

Experimental Psychopathology, Closed Arm Entries, Stress Hormone +11

Maternal Care, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Responses to Stress

Dong Liu, Josie Diorio, Beth Tannenbaum et al. · Science · 1997 · 3.1K citations

Nongenomic Transmission Across Generations of Maternal Behavior and Stress Responses in the Rat

Darlene Francis, Josie Diorio, Dong Liu et al. · Science · 1999 · 1.9K citations

Parental Care, Genetics, Reproductive Biology +21

Oxytocin Induces Maternal Behavior in Virgin Female Rats

Cort A. Pedersen, John A. Ascher, Yvonne L. Monroe et al. · Science · 1982 · 769 citations