[3P] Social Behavior

[3P-189] The blockade of oxytocin receptors in the paraventricular thalamus reduces maternal crouching behavior over pups in lactating mice.

*Akiyuki Watarai^1,2, Satoko Tsutaki², Katsuhiko Nishimori³, Teruhiro Okuyama¹, Kazutaka Mogi², Takefumi Kikusui⁴ (1.Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (IQB), Univ of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2.Laboratory of Companion Animal Research, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan, 3.Department of Obesity and Internal Inflammation, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Japan, 4.Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan)