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    Oxytocin Induces Embryonic Diapause in Mice

    Authors
    Jessica L. Minder
    Sarah B. Winokur
    Janaye Stephens
    Jie Tong
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    Description

    This study demonstrate that oxytocin induces diapause, a temporary developmental delay, in pre-implantation mouse embryos to help ensure their survival. To assess whether oxytocin receptor (OXTR) signaling might influence this gestational delay, heterozygous (OXTR+/−) dams were bred, which retain sufficient OXTR function for apparently normal parturition and nursing. After the second breeding, these...

    Subject
    Neuroscience
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