The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation
Oxytocin (OXT) is one of the essential hormones in the birth process; however, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, relaxin, connexin, and prostaglandin are also present. In addition to parturition, the functions in which OXT is also involved in mammals include the induction of maternal behavior, includi...
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| author | Daniel Mota-Rojas Míriam Marcet-Rius Adriana Domínguez-Oliva Julio Martínez-Burnes Karina Lezama-García Ismael Hernández-Ávalos Daniela Rodríguez-González Cécile Bienboire-Frosini |
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| description | Oxytocin (OXT) is one of the essential hormones in the birth process; however, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, relaxin, connexin, and prostaglandin are also present. In addition to parturition, the functions in which OXT is also involved in mammals include the induction of maternal behavior, including imprinting and maternal care, social cognition, and affiliative behavior, which can affect allo-parental care. The present article aimed to analyze the role of OXT and the neurophysiologic regulation of this hormone during parturition, how it can promote or impair maternal behavior and bonding, and its importance in lactation in domestic animals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4534450508c47b49ed613071daf79232023-11-17T16:14:15ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-03-01137120710.3390/ani13071207The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and LactationDaniel Mota-Rojas0Míriam Marcet-Rius1Adriana Domínguez-Oliva2Julio Martínez-Burnes3Karina Lezama-García4Ismael Hernández-Ávalos5Daniela Rodríguez-González6Cécile Bienboire-Frosini7Neurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, MexicoDepartment of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Research Institute in Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology (IRSEA), 84400 Apt, FranceNeurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, MexicoFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Victoria City 87000, MexicoNeurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, MexicoFacultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Cuautitlán 54714, MexicoNeurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 04960, MexicoDepartment of Molecular Biology and Chemical Communication, Research Institute in Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology (IRSEA), 84400 Apt, FranceOxytocin (OXT) is one of the essential hormones in the birth process; however, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, relaxin, connexin, and prostaglandin are also present. In addition to parturition, the functions in which OXT is also involved in mammals include the induction of maternal behavior, including imprinting and maternal care, social cognition, and affiliative behavior, which can affect allo-parental care. The present article aimed to analyze the role of OXT and the neurophysiologic regulation of this hormone during parturition, how it can promote or impair maternal behavior and bonding, and its importance in lactation in domestic animals.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/7/1207maternal carematernal aggressionmother–young bondingmilk ejection |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Mota-Rojas Míriam Marcet-Rius Adriana Domínguez-Oliva Julio Martínez-Burnes Karina Lezama-García Ismael Hernández-Ávalos Daniela Rodríguez-González Cécile Bienboire-Frosini The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation Animals maternal care maternal aggression mother–young bonding milk ejection |
| title | The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation |
| title_full | The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation |
| title_short | The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal’s Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation |
| title_sort | role of oxytocin in domestic animal s maternal care parturition bonding and lactation |
| topic | maternal care maternal aggression mother–young bonding milk ejection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/7/1207 |
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