The neural connections of oxytocin-mediated parental behavior in male mice

Front Mol Neurosci. 2023 Feb 24:16:1091139. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1091139. eCollection 2023.

Zhichao Chen^{1

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4}, Xiumin Xue^{1

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4}, Zhihui Huang^{1

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4}, Yongjie Wang^{1

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¹ School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
² Key Laboratory of Elemene Class Anti-Cancer Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
³ Engineering Laboratory of Development and Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
⁴ Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicines of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: behavioral plasticity; oxytocin ligand; oxytocin neurons; parental caregiving behaviors; virgin males.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for Scholars of HZNU (4125C50220204109).