Maternal Predator Odor Exposure in Mice Programs Adult Offspring Social Behavior and Increases Stress-Induced Behaviors in Semi-Naturalistic and Commonly-Used Laboratory Tasks

Maternal Predator Odor Exposure in Mice Programs Adult Offspring Social Behavior and Increases Stress-Induced Behaviors in Semi-Naturalistic and Commonly-Used Laboratory Tasks

Maternal stress has a profound impact on the long-term behavioral phenotype of offspring, including behavioral responses to stressful and social situations. In this study, we examined the effects of maternal exposure to predator odor, an ethologically relevant psychogenic stressor, on stress-induced...

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Main Authors: Sophie St-Cyr, Sameera Abuaish, Richard L. Spinieli, Patrick O. McGowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
stress response
social behavior
predator odor
periventricular nucleus
oxytocin
maternal programming
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00136/full

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