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. 2023 Nov;39(11):1741-1744.
doi: 10.1007/s12264-023-01117-7. Epub 2023 Sep 16.

Serotonin: A Bridge for Infant-mother Bonding

Jingkai Fan  1   2   3 , Han Xu  4   5   6   7
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Serotonin: A Bridge for Infant-mother Bonding

Jingkai Fan et al. Neurosci Bull. 2023 Nov.
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Fig. 1
Deletion of the Tph2 gene in mammals induced defective maternal affiliation behavior and OXT neurons in the PVN act downstream of 5-HT neurons in the DRN to regulate maternal affiliative preference. A The representative virtual movement traces showing the locations of Tph2+/+ (left) and Tph2−/− (right) rodents in a bedding preference test and representative virtual USVs showing the number of Tph2+/+ (left) and Tph2−/− (right) rodents in an USVs emissions test. B The representative virtual movement traces showing the locations of Tph2+/+ (left) and Tph2−/− (right) monkeys in a mother picture preference test. C Representative illustration showing that OXT neurons in the PVN act downstream of 5-HT neurons in the DRN. DRN, dorsal raphe nucleus; OXT, oxytocin; PVN, hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus; USVs, ultrasonic vocalizations.
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