Maternal Behaviour is Associated with Vasopressin Release in the Medial Preoptic Area and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis in the Rat

Bosch, O. J.; Pförtsch, J.; Beiderbeck, D. I.; Landgraf, R.; Neumann, I. D.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01984.x

Maternal Behaviour is Associated with Vasopressin Release in the Medial Preoptic Area and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis in the Rat

The neuropeptide arginine vasopressin was recently shown to be an important regulator of female social behaviour, including maternal care and aggression. A key brain site for vasopressin- as well as oxytocin-mediated maternal care is the medial preoptic area (MPOA). Together with the adjacent bed…