Central Vasopressin and Social Attachment

Wang, Zuoxin

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 1R29MH054554-01A1
• Application #: 2254932
• Study Section: Psychobiology, Behavior, and Neuroscience Review Committee (PBN)
• Project Start: 1996-04-01
• Project End: 2001-03-31
• Budget Start: 1996-04-01
• Budget End: 1997-03-31
• Support Year: 1
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Emory University
• Department: Psychiatry
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 042250712
• City: Atlanta
• State: GA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 30322

Publications

Curtis, J T; Liu, Y; Wang, Z (2001) Lesions of the vomeronasal organ disrupt mating-induced pair bonding in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Brain Res 901:167-74

Liu, Y; Fowler, C D; Young, L J et al. (2001) Expression and estrogen regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and protein in the forebrain of female prairie voles. J Comp Neurol 433:499-514

Liu, Y; Fowler, C D; Wang, Z (2001) Ontogeny of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in the forebrain of prairie and montane voles. Brain Res Dev Brain Res 127:51-61

Liu, Y; Curtis, J T; Wang, Z (2001) Vasopressin in the lateral septum regulates pair bond formation in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behav Neurosci 115:910-9

Gingrich, B; Liu, Y; Cascio, C et al. (2000) Dopamine D2 receptors in the nucleus accumbens are important for social attachment in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behav Neurosci 114:173-83