BDNF-TrkB signaling in oxytocin neurons contributes to maternal behavior
Kristen R. Maynard, John W. Hobbs, BaDoi N. Phan, Amolika Gupta, Sumita Rajpurohit, Courtney A. Williams, Anandita Rajpurohit, Joo Heon Shin, Andrew E. Jaffe, Keri Martinowich
This study shows that BDNF from promoters I and II is essential for maternal behavior in female mice by regulating oxytocin expression and signaling through TrkB in oxytocin neurons.
eLife · Sep 7, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience