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abstract: 'Lesions of the medial preoptic area (MPO) were produced through permanently indwelling electrodes 24 hr prior to parturition in pregnant rats, or 24 hr prior to donor-placenta presentation in virgin rats determined in a pretest to be placentophages. The lesions had no disruptive effect on placentophagia in the virgin females. However, MPO lesions did delay the onset of placentophagia, pup-retrieval, and nestbuilding in some parturient rats. In others, lesions produced an impairment (in latency and quality) only of nest-building. None showed any impairment of pup-licking, or in the clear tendency to leave excreted waste away from the gathered pups. These results suggest the possibility of at least semi-independent mechanisms for the various components of maternal behavior.'
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  - family: Kristal
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date: 1979
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keywords: 'medial preoptic area, hypothalamus, maternal behavior, placentophagia, parturition, lesions'
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publication: Physiology & Behavior
publisher: Pergamon Press and Brain Research Publ.
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  - psy-bio
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title: "Effects of Medial Preoptic Lesions on\r\nPlacentophagia and on the Onset of Maternal\r\nBehavior in the Rat"
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