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
Keywords: Maternal behavior; Anxiety; Estrogen receptors; Oxytocin receptors; Serotonergic system; Prefrontal cortex; Hippocampus; Amygdala; Medial preoptic area; Nucleus accumbens; 5-HT1AR; serotonin receptor type 1A; ANOVA; analysis of variance; BLA; basolateral