Postpartum State, but Not Maternal Caregiving or Level of Anxiety, Increases Medial Prefrontal Cortex GAD65 and vGAT in Female Rats

• Main Authors: Christina M. Ragan (Author), Eman I. Ahmed (Author), Erika M. Vitale (Author), Katrina Linning-Duffy (Author), Stephanie M. Miller-Smith (Author), Jamie Maguire (Author), Joseph S. Lonstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Upregulation of the inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA, is involved in many of the behavioral differences between postpartum and nulliparous female rodents. This is evidenced by studies showing that pharmacological blockade of GABAergic activity impairs maternal caregiving and postpartum affective be...