behavior/neurological
• female mice spend less time in the dark side of a light-dark box compared with wild-type mice
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• severe
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• in female mice
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• in female mice
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• dams exhibit maternal neglect such that pups found outside of the nest and/or lack milk spots with evidence of infanticide
• during the pup retrieval test, nulliparous females exhibit increased non-pup-related activities (nest building, digging and exploring) compared with wild-type mice
• however, cross-fostered pups exhibit improved survival and supplementation with prolactin or growth hormone repression by RU486 restores maternal behavior
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• female mice exhibit impaired social recognition compared with wild-type mice
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homeostasis/metabolism
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• female mice exhibit normal plasma levels of corticosterone and oxytocin
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• 12-fold by 5 days postpartum in female mice
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• pre- and postpartum in female mice
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growth/size/body
• in male and female mice at 6 months
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• primiparous lactating dams exhibit decreased density of terminally differentiated gland tissue compared with wild-type mice
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integument
• primiparous lactating dams exhibit decreased density of terminally differentiated gland tissue compared with wild-type mice
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