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Intergenerational effects of complete maternal deprivation and replacement stimulation on maternal behavior and emotionality in female rats

Abstract

The present study investigated the effects of early rearing experiences on the development of maternal behavior in Sprague-Dawley female rats. Pups from individual litters were assigned to four different groups on Day 3 of life. From days 4 to 20 of life, these were reared artificially, without mother and receiving minimal "licking-like" tactile stimulation (AR-MIN), or maximal stimulation (AR-MAX) or were reared with their mothers (MR-CONTROL …

Authors

Gonzalez A; Lovic V; Ward GR; Wainwright PE; Fleming AS

Journal

Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 11–32

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

2001

DOI

10.1002/1098-2302(2001)38:1<11::aid-dev2>3.0.co;2-b

ISSN

0012-1630