Toxoplasma gondii infection reduces predator aversion in rats through epigenetic modulation in the host medial amygdala

Pathogens Hijack the Epigenome

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Copulation or sensory cues from the female augment Fos expression in arginine vasopressin neurons of the posterodorsal medial amygdala of male rats

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Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection

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Reintroducing domesticated wild mice to sociality induces adaptive transgenerational effects on MUP expression

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Adaptive host manipulation by Toxoplasma gondii: fact or fiction?

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Evolving nonapeptide mechanisms of gregariousness and social diversity in birds

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Toxoplasma gondiiinfection enhances testicular steroidogenesis in rats

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Oxytocin/Vasopressin-Related Peptides Have an Ancient Role in Reproductive Behavior

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Behavioral epigenetics

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The Vertebrate mesolimbic reward system and social behavior network: A comparative synthesis

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Change in number and activation of androgen receptor-immunoreactive cells in the medial amygdala in response to chemosensory input

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Predator Cat Odors Activate Sexual Arousal Pathways in Brains of Toxoplasma gondii Infected Rats

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The Neurotropic Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii Increases Dopamine Metabolism

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Epigenetic control of vasopressin expression is maintained by steroid hormones in the adult male rat brain

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Fatal Attraction Phenomenon in Humans – Cat Odour Attractiveness Increased for Toxoplasma-Infected Men While Decreased for Infected Women

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Genes, hormones, and circuits: An integrative approach to study the evolution of social behavior

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Vasopressin cell groups exhibit strongly divergent responses to copulation and male–male interactions in mice

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An intrinsic vasopressin system in the olfactory bulb is involved in social recognition

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Categorization of biologically relevant chemical signals in the medial amygdala

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Dynamic limbic networks and social diversity in vertebrates: From neural context to neuromodulatory patterning

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A Unique Dual Activity Amino Acid Hydroxylase in Toxoplasma gondii

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Brief Communication: Latent toxoplasmosis and salivary testosterone concentration-Important confounding factors in second to fourth digit ratio studies

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