Role of OT in Maternal Behavior

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OT/AVP Experiment Note: Lower bar represents OT/ VP being depleted. Taken from: Pituitary oxytocin and vasopressin content of pregnant rats before, during and after parturition. [Endocrinology. 1971]
Milk Ejection Reflex • When a lactating mammal is suckled by its young, the magnocellular neurons fire intermittently in brief, intense bursts of action potentials, each of which triggers oxytocin release • Why Oxytocin in IMPORTANT: lactation can be blocked by small amounts of oxytocin antagonist injected into the SON (supraoptic nucleus) o large amount of OT release will counteract this
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