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Cohabitation alters vasopressin innervation and paternal behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
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The density of vasopressin-immunoreactive (AVP-ir) fibers in the lateral septum and lateral habenular nucleus is lower in prairie vole fathers--which display paternal behavior under natural conditions-than in sexually naive males. To see if these changes occur before or after the birth of pups, and whether they are related to changes in paternal behavior, we tested paternal responsiveness and measured AVP-ir fiber density in the lateral septum, lateral habenular nucleus, medial preoptic area, and paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus of sexually naive males and females (0P) and breeding pairs that were sacrificed shortly after mating (3P); during early (13P); or late gestation (21P); or after the birth of pups (6PP). Paternal responsiveness was increased in 3P males and reached a plateau in 13P males. AVP-ir fiber density did not change in the medial preoptic area and the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus. The fiber density in the lateral septum and lateral habenular nucleus was affected differently in males and females. Among males, 3P animals had the lowest fiber density, while 13P and 6PP animals had an intermediate, and 0P and 21P animals the highest fiber density, whereas among females, no differences in fiber density were found. A second experiment showed that the decrease in fiber density in 3P males could be induced by cohabitation with an unfamiliar female but not by an unfamiliar male nor by relocation to a novel cage. The changes in AVP-ir fiber density shortly after mating suggest that these fibers may be involved in paternal responsiveness as well as in various other social behaviors that change after mating.
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“Early comparative studies discovered that in prairie voles, cohabitation with a female resulted in a decrease in AVP content in the lateral septum (likely reflecting a release of AVP from neuronal fibers in the region), which was coincident with an increase in paternal responsiveness.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bamshad, M., Novak, M. A., & de Vries, G. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- ORCID
- Novak, Melinda A.
- Venue
- Physiology & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-10
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 751-758
- ISSN
- 0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1991358167
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 9.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (RO1 MH47538)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Keywords
- vasopressin, cohabitation, paternal behavior, Microtus ochrogaster, lateral septum, lateral habenula, social behavior, mating, gestation, sex differences, neuroendocrine regulation
- MeSH terms
- Amygdala, Animals, Arginine Vasopressin, Brain, Brain Mapping, Arvicolinae, Female, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Male, Nerve Fibers, Neural Pathways, Pair Bond, Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, Paternal Behavior, Pregnancy, Preoptic Area, Septum Pellucidum, Thalamic Nuclei
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