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The Role of Oxytocin in Domestic Animal's Maternal Care: Parturition, Bonding, and Lactation.

Daniel Mota-RojasMiriam Marcet-RiusAdriana Domínguez-OlivaJulio Martínez-BurnesKarina Lezama-GarcíaIsmael Hernández-ÁvalosDaniela Rodríguez-GonzálezCécile Bienboire-Frosini
Published in: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI (2023)
Oxytocin (OXT) is one of the essential hormones in the birth process; however, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, relaxin, connexin, and prostaglandin are also present. In addition to parturition, the functions in which OXT is also involved in mammals include the induction of maternal behavior, including imprinting and maternal care, social cognition, and affiliative behavior, which can affect allo-parental care. The present article aimed to analyze the role of OXT and the neurophysiologic regulation of this hormone during parturition, how it can promote or impair maternal behavior and bonding, and its importance in lactation in domestic animals.
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