The role of dopamine signaling in prairie vole peer relationships [PDF]
Hormones and Behavior, 2021 Dopamine signaling mediates the formation of some types of social relationships, including reproductive pair bonds in the socially monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster). In addition to these pair bonds with mates, prairie voles demonstrate selective preferences for familiar same-sex peers.
Nicole S Lee, Annaliese K Beery
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Transcriptomic analysis of paternal behaviors in prairie voles
BMC Genomics, 2022 Background The importance of fathers’ engagement in care and its critical role in the offspring’s cognitive and emotional development is now well established.
Florian Duclot +4 more
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Vocal recognition of partners by female prairie voles
iScienceSummary: Recognizing conspecifics is vital for differentiating mates, offspring, and social threats. Individual recognition is often reliant upon chemical or visual cues but can also be facilitated by vocal signatures in some species.
Megan R. Warren +3 more
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Lentiviral CRISPRa/i in the adult prairie vole brain: modulating neuronal gene expression without DNA cleavage [PDF]
Frontiers in Genome EditingPrairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are a powerful model for studying the neurobiology of social bonding, yet tools for region- and cell type-specific gene regulation remain underdeveloped in this species.
Meredith K. Loth +5 more
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Discovery and characterization of Sager Creek virus, a new orthohantavirus in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) [PDF]
npj VirusesWe report the discovery and characterization of a new orthohantavirus species in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) named Sager Creek virus (SACRV).
Nathaniel Mull +6 more
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Sexual coordination in a whole-brain map of prairie vole pair bonding [PDF]
eLifeSexual bonds are central to the social lives of many species, including humans, and monogamous prairie voles have become the predominant model for investigating such attachments.
Morgan L Gustison +3 more
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Hereditary convulsions in an outbred prairie vole line. [PDF]
Epilepsy Res, 2023 Patients with epilepsy are significantly burdened by the disease due to long-term health risks, the severe side effect profiles of anti-epileptic drugs, and the strong possibility of pharmacoresistant refractory seizures. New animal models of epilepsy with unique characteristics promise to further research to address these ongoing problems.
Swain CC +6 more
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Effects of a D2 receptor antagonist on repeated pair bond formation in the male prairie vole [PDF]
Hormones and Behavior, 2022 Allison M Perkeybile
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Transcriptomic Regulations Underlying Pair-bond Formation and Maintenance in the Socially Monogamous Male and Female Prairie Vole [PDF]
Biological Psychiatry, 2022 Florian Duclot +2 more
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The central oxytocinergic system of the prairie vole. [PDF]
Brain Struct FunctAbstractOxytocin (OXT) is a peptide hormone and a neuropeptide that regulates various peripheral physiological processes and modulates behavioral responses in the central nervous system. While the humoral release occurs from the axons arriving at the median eminence, the neuropeptide is also released from oxytocinergic cell axons in various brain ...
Ramos EN +7 more
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