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 (ER?, ER?), oxytocin and serotonin (5-HT1A) in their brain

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Stamatakis A, Kalpachidou T, Raftogianni A, Zografou E, Tzanou A, Pondiki S, Stylianopoulou F. 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 (ER?, ER?), oxytocin and serotonin (5-HT1A) in their brain. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015;52:212-228.