Low maternal care enhances the skin barrier resistance of offspring in mice.

Deprivation of maternal care via lack of somatosensory input causes offspring to experience adverse consequences, especially in the central nervous system. However, little is known about the developmental effect of maternal care on peripheral tissues such as the skin, which includes cutaneous sensor...

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Main Authors: Takashi Sakamoto, Yukino Ishio, Yuiko Ishida, Kazutaka Mogi, Takefumi Kikusui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219674