The ontogeny of maternal responsiveness in female Rockland-Swiss albino mice
- 30 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Hormones and Behavior
- Vol. 4 (3), 257-268
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0018-506x(73)90010-x
Abstract
Twenty-two-day-old female Rockland-Swiss albino mice ignored 1-day-old young. As age increased there was a decrease in the percentage of animals that ignored pups. Pup-killing, exhibited by a significant number of 32- and 42-day olds, declined as age increased. Furthermore, the number of females exhibiting maternal behavior increased with advancing age. Olfactory bulb removal and testosterone propionate treatment, each of which elicit pup-killing in adult females, did not induce killing behavior in 22-day olds. Finally, ovariectomy performed on Day 18 reduced the number of animals that displayed maternal behavior on Day 62.Keywords
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