Hormonal Regulation of Maternal Behavior in Rats: Stimulation Following Treatment with Ectopic Pituitary Grafts Plus Progesterone1
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- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 37 (3) , 518-526
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod37.3.518
Abstract
Changes in hormone secretions during pregnancy help to stimulate the onset of maternal behavior at parturition. To date, studies have demonstrated thThis publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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