Mouse helpers ensure maternal-infant survival
Luisa Schuster, Violet J. Ivan, Diana M. Gilly Suarez, Renee Henderson, Asha Y. Caslin, Jessica L. Minder, Gurket Kaur, Shreya Sankar, Deepasri Ananth, Matilda Kirk, Sarah B. Winokur, Latika Khatri, Paola Leone, Karen E. Adolph, Robert C. Froemke, Adam C. Mar
The paper shows that experienced female mice can improve maternal-infant survival by assisting in caregiving and parturition, particularly for mice lacking the oxytocin receptor.
bioRxiv · Dec 26, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience