Why mother rats protect their children.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.28514 and PMC identifier 5469613.
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Abstract
The presence of the hormone oxytocin in the central amygdala makes a mother rat willing to put her life in danger in order to protect her offspring.
Medical subject headings
- Central Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Oxytocin