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Laura Heikkinen

Stockholm UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3683-6120Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedSep 29, 2025

Maternal Aggression Driven by the Transient Mobilization of a Dormant Hormone-Sensitive Circuit

Stefanos Stagkourakis, Paul Williams, Giada Spigolon…·Christian Broberger

The paper identifies a neural circuit in female mice that transiently becomes active during lactation, enabling maternal aggression through hormonal regulation.

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NeuroscienceThe FASEB JournalPeer-reviewedJun 27, 2025

Nutritionally responsive PMv DAT neurons are dynamically regulated during pubertal transition

Cristina Sáenz de Miera, Nicole Bellefontaine, Marina Augusto Silveira…·Carol Fuzeti Elias

This study identifies PMvDAT neurons as a leptin-responsive subpopulation in the hypothalamus that dynamically regulates sexual maturation during puberty.

5 citations

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