Paternal Deprivation and Female Biparental Family Rearing Induce Dendritic and Synaptic Changes in Octodon degus: I. Medial Prefrontal Cortex

In most mammalian species parent-offspring interactions during early life periods primarily comprise social contacts with the mother, whereas the role of males in parental care is one of the most overlooked and understudied topics. The present study addressed the hypothesis that the complete depriva...

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Main Authors: Tony de Schultz, Joerg Bock, Katharina Braun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsyn.2020.00038/full