| Literature DB >> 2016987 |
C A Pedersen1, J D Caldwell, M McGuire, D L Evans.
Abstract
Behavioral responses to stressors and the effects of stressors on maternal behavior change with mothering experience. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is released by stressors and produces stress-like behavioral effects. We tested the effects of ICV infusion of ovine CRH (0.5-4 ug) on pup-directed behaviors in ovariectomized, ovarian steroid-treated virgin rats that were either naive to pups or that had three days of mothering experience. CRH inhibited maternal behavior in naive and experienced rats in a dose-related manner. The magnitude and duration of inhibition, especially at the 1 ug dose, were less in rats with mothering experience. Higher doses of CRH (1 - 4 ug) significantly increased pup-killing in rats that were naive to pups. In contrast, CRH produced no pup-killing in rats with mothering experience.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2016987 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90278-j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN: 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037