Antagonism of V1b receptors promotes maternal motivation to retrieve pups in the MPOA and impairs pup-directed behavior during maternal defense in the mpBNST of lactating rats

Authors: Doris S. Bayerl, Veronika Kaczmarek, Benjamin Jurek, Erwin H. van den Burg, Inga D. Neumann, Barbara M. Gaßner, Stefanie M. Klampfl, Oliver J. Bosch

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: arginine-vasopressin, maternal aggression, maternal care, maternal defense test, pup retrieval test, ssr149415, v1a receptor, v1b receptor