Oxytocin is required for nursing but is not essential for parturition or reproductive behavior. [electronic resource]
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Oct 1996
- 11699-704 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
0027-8424
10.1073/pnas.93.21.11699 doi
Animals Arginine Vasopressin--biosynthesis Cell Line Exons Female Fertility Heterozygote Homozygote In Situ Hybridization Labor, Obstetric Lactation--drug effects Male Maternal Behavior--drug effects Mice Mice, Knockout Oxytocin--deficiency Pregnancy Radioligand Assay Receptors, Oxytocin--metabolism Recombination, Genetic Reproduction Sequence Deletion Sex Characteristics Stem Cells