Puberty is a Critical Period for Vomeronasal Organ Mediation of Socio-sexual Behavior in Mice

Puberty is a Critical Period for Vomeronasal Organ Mediation of Socio-sexual Behavior in Mice

Genetic disruption of the vomeronasal organ (VNO), an organ responsible for pheromone processing, drastically alters socio-sexual behavior in mice. However, it is not known whether the VNO has a role during the pubertal organizational period when sex-typical socio-sexual behaviors emerge, or if disr...

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Main Authors: Sarah K. J. Cross, Yellow H. Martin, Stephanie Salia, Iain Gamba, Christina A. Major, Suhail Hassan, Katelyn A. Parsons, Ashlyn Swift-Gallant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
vomeronasal organ (VNO)
puberty
social behaivor
aggression
sexual behavior
critical period
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.606788/full

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