title: Oxytocin activation of maternal behavior in the rat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7250.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006120:Grooming; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014886:Weaning
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D010121:Oxytocin