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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Christina M. Ragan (लेखक), Eman I. Ahmed (लेखक), Erika M. Vitale (लेखक), Katrina Linning-Duffy (लेखक), Stephanie M. Miller-Smith (लेखक), Jamie Maguire (लेखक), Joseph S. Lonstein (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...