We aimed to examine the effects of prenatal VPA exposure in the social, monogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Compared to prenatal vehicle-exposed controls, prenatal VPA-exposed prairie voles had lower body weight throughout postnatal development, engaged in fewer social affiliative behaviors...
The fleeting allure of financial gain, driven by subscriber count and the sale of individual photos, may provide a momentary sense of validation. However, the sale of a single image for a mere $10 can bear far-reaching consequences. One need only consider the possibility of a r...
Regarding the effects of isolation on the peripheral immune system, in male and female prairie voles, social isolation disrupted the innate immune response indicated by reduced in vitro bacteria killing ability and in females additionally increased aggressive behavior (Scotti et al., 2015). Pair-bond...
these microstructures in important respects.The present paper reviews these results,shows how their microstmctural implications can be explained from the need to accommodate the transformation strain,and discusses their implications for the effective grain size and the microstructural control of properties....
Transmission between bank voles is exclusively horizontal and is mediated by the inhalation of infected aerosols or aggressive behavior (see a review in Schonrich et al., 2008). Infection with this virus is considered to be chronic (Meyer and Schmaljohn, 2000). Voles experience a transient ...
classical hormones in the regulation of parturition, lactogenesis and milk ejection, respectively. Importantly, as signalling molecules of the brain, they were shown to be important promoters of maternal behaviour. Moreover, oxytocin released within the rat brain is correlated with the protection of ...
The neurotropic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii infects about one third of human population. For a long time, it is well known that both acute and latent (life-
Aim of the research To study the role of child abuse in genesis of criminal and aggressive behavior in adolescents. Material and methods 650 adolescents that underwent forensic psychiatric evaluation in the Serbsky Centre were examined by complex clinical psychopathological, pathopsychological and ...