A research team from the University of Valencia and the Jaume I University of Castellón shows an increase in the expression of 197 genes in mother mice, and a decrease of 99, when compared with virgin females in contact with offspring. These results demonstrate changes related to maternity that could be related to the maternal defense behavior of the offspring against males. This work opens the doors to new research focused on the role of these gene expression changes in the brain during motherhood.
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Source: Phys.org