Role of OT in Maternal Behavior
Role of OT in Maternal Behavior
Role of OT in Maternal Behavior
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Possible Adaptations<br />
• Possibly <strong>in</strong> anticipation <strong>of</strong> parturition <strong>in</strong> late<br />
pregnancy, oxytoc<strong>in</strong> neurons become less sensitive<br />
to stressful stimuli and to hyperosmotic stimuli.<br />
• This hyporesponsiveness may be important to<br />
allow pituitary stores <strong>of</strong> oxytoc<strong>in</strong> to accumulate <strong>in</strong><br />
expectation <strong>of</strong> the large demand for oxytoc<strong>in</strong><br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g parturition and lactation, and to reduce the<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> premature delivery.
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