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Published online 2 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040802-1
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Mice yield secret of maternal courage
Hormone could be key to treating postnatal depression.
A mother on the warpath can be a fearsome foe. Now researchers studying mice believe they have identified the hormone responsible for females' fiercely protective attitudes to their offspring.
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