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| Silveira,P.P.; Benetti,C. da Silva; Portella,A.K.; Diehl,L.A.; Molle,R. Dalle; Lucion,A.B.; Dalmaz,C.. |
| Neonatal handling induces several behavioral and neurochemical alterations in pups, including decreased responses to stress and reduced fear in new environments. However, there are few reports in the literature concerning the behavioral effects of this neonatal intervention on the dams during the postpartum period. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to determine if brief postpartum separation from pups has a persistent impact on the dam's stress response and behavior. Litters were divided into two neonatal groups: 1) non-handled and 2) handled [10 min/day, from postnatal day (PND) 1 to 10]. Weaning occurred at PND 21 when behavioral tasks started to be applied to the dams, including sweet food ingestion (PND 21), forced swimming test (PND 28), and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Feeding behavior; Neonatal handling; Psychostimulants; Stress response; Dam behavior. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000500426 |
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