Intergenerational transmission of maternal behavioral traits in mice: involvement of the gut microbiota

The matrilineal transmission of maternal behavior has been reported in several species. Studies, primarily on rats, have suggested the importance of postnatal experience and the involvement of epigenetic mechanisms in mediating these transmissions. This study aims to determine whether the matrilinea...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Kazutaka Mogi, Uruma Akiyama, Natsumi Futagawa, Kanami Tamura, Mai Kamiya, Mami Mizuta, Miku Yamaoka, Itsuka Kamimura, Sayaka Kuze-Arata, Takefumi Kikusui
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Subjects:	maternal behavioral traits licking/grooming intergenerational transmission gut microbiota germ-free mice
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1302841/full