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Nature Neuroscience
7, 1048 - 1054 (2004)
Published online: 26 September 2004; | doi:10.1038/nn1327
The neurobiology of pair bondingLarry J Young
& Zuoxin Wang | | | | Figure 1. OTR and V1aR regulation of pair bonding in prairie voles.
(a,b) Monogamous prairie voles (a) have higher densities of OTR in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) and caudate putamen (CP) than do nonmonogamous montane voles (b). Both species have OTR in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). (c,d) Male prairie voles (c) have higher densities of V1aR in the ventral pallidum (VP) than do montane voles (d). (e) A selective OTR antagonist (OTA) infused bilaterally into the NAcc or PFC, but not the CP, blocks partner-preference formation in female prairie voles24. (f) Infusion of a selective V1aR antagonist (V1aRA) into the VP, but not into the mediodorsal thalamus (MDthal) or medial amygdala (MeA), prevents mating-induced partner-preference formation in male prairie voles25. Scale bar, 1 mm.
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