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Oxytocin signaling in the medial amygdala is required for sex discrimination of social cues

The neural control of social behaviors in rodents requires the encoding of pheromonal cues by the vomeronasal system. Here we show that the typical preference of male mice for females is eliminated in mutants lacking oxytocin, a neuropeptide modulating social behaviors in many species. Ablation of t...

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Pubblicato in:eLife
Autori principali: Yao, Shenqin, Bergan, Joseph, Lanjuin, Anne, Dulac, Catherine
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5768418/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29231812
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.31373
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