Maternal behaviour in sheep and its neuroendocrine regulation

Anatomy of CNS opioid receptors

1988 • 1,178 citations

Induction of maternal behavior in virgin rats after intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin

1979 • 818 citations

Estrogens and Brain Function

1980 • 593 citations

Beta-endorphin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of monkeys are influenced by grooming relationships

1989 • 521 citations

A Quantitative Analysis of the Roles of Dosage, Sequence, and Duration of Estradiol and Progesterone Exposure in the Regulation of Maternal Behavior in the Rat^*

1984 • 457 citations

Medial preoptic area and onset of maternal behavior in the rat.

1977 • 393 citations

Intracerebroventricular Oxytocin Stimulates Maternal Behaviour in the Sheep

1987 • 364 citations

Possible Role for Endogenous Oxytocin in Estrogen-Facilitated Maternal Behavior in Rats

1985 • 321 citations

Addictive Behaviors: Etiology And Treatment

1988 • 311 citations

Changes in the sensory processing of olfactory signals induced by birth in sleep

1992 • 244 citations

Oxytocin and Social Bondinga

1992 • 233 citations

Vaginal Stimulation: An Important Determinant of Maternal Bonding in Sheep

1983 • 228 citations

Endogenous opiates regulate oxytocin but not vasopressin secretion from the neurohypophysis

1982 • 227 citations

Hormonal basis during pregnancy for the onset of maternal behavior in the rat

1988 • 223 citations

Endocrine and Sensory Regulation of Maternal Behavior in the Ewe

1980 • 219 citations

Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Acetylcholinesterase, Monoamines and Oxytocin during Labour, Parturition, Vaginocervical Stimulation, Lamb Separation and Suckling in Sheep

1986 • 188 citations

Oxytocin Facilitation of Maternal Behavior in Sheepa

1992 • 186 citations

Intracranial dialysis measurement of oxytoxin, monoamine and uric acid release from the olfactory bulb and substantia nigra of sheep during parturition, suckling, separation from lambs and eating

1988 • 176 citations

Axon-sparing lesions of the preoptic region and substantia innominata disrupt maternal behavior in rats.

1988 • 168 citations

Microdialysis measurement of oxytocin, aspartate, γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamate release from the olfactory bulb of the sheep during vaginocervical stimulation

1988 • 167 citations

Human Plasma β-Endorphin during Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery*

1981 • 165 citations

Regional Changes in Brain Oxytocin Receptors Post‐Partum: Time‐Course and Relationship to Maternal Behaviour

1990 • 163 citations

Oxytocin, amino acid and monoamine release in the region of the medial preoptic area and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of the sheep during parturition and suckling

1992 • 151 citations

Axon-sparing lesions of the preoptic region and substantia innominata disrupt maternal behavior in rats.

1988 • 143 citations

Brainβ-Endorphin during Pregnancy, Parturition, and the Postpartum Period^*

1983 • 130 citations

Postpartum Increases in Brain Oxytocin Binding

1986 • 115 citations

Morphological adaptability at neurosecretory axonal endings on the neurovascular contact zone of the rat neurohypophysis

1987 • 115 citations

Intracerebral oxytocin is important for the onset of maternal behavior in inexperienced ewes delivered under peridural anesthesia.

1992 • 115 citations

Importance of progesterone and estrogen priming for the induction of maternal behavior by vaginocervical stimulation in sheep: Effects of maternal experience

1991 • 111 citations

Morphine reduces social cohesion in rats

1979 • 102 citations

Intracerebral oxytocin is important for the onset of maternal behavior in inexperienced ewes delivered under peridural anesthesia.

1992 • 97 citations

Oxytocin Receptors and Maternal Behavior

1992 • 78 citations

Changes in immunostaining for oxytocin in the forebrain of the female rat during late pregnancy, parturition and early lactation

1989 • 75 citations

Morphine and corticotrophin-releasing factor potentiate maternal acceptance in multiparous ewes after vaginocervical stimulation

1991 • 74 citations

Changes in Pro‐Opiomelanocortin and Pre‐proenkephalin mRNA Levels in the Ovine Brain during Pregnancy, Parturition and Lactation and in Response to Oestrogen and Progesterone

1993 • 73 citations

Direct evidence for electrical coupling among rat supraoptic nucleus neurons

1988 • 68 citations

Factors Governing the Onset and Maintenance of Maternal Behavior among Nonprimate Mammals

1981 • 60 citations

Effects of lambing induction on the sensitive period for the establishment of maternal behaviour in sheep

1979 • 58 citations

Endogenous opiates: 1989

1990 • 57 citations

The psychobiology of prosocial behaviors: separation distress, play, and altruism

1986 • 49 citations

Effects of intracerebroventricular infusions of naltrexone and phentolamine on central and peripheral oxytocin release and on maternal behaviour induced by vaginocervical stimulation in the ewe

1989 • 49 citations

Control of Synthesis and Release of Oxytocin in the Sheep Braina

1992 • 48 citations

Differential effects of β-endorphin infused into the hypothalamic preoptic area at various phases of the male rat's sexual behaviour

1989 • 22 citations