| Title: | Suppression of postpartum fertility in pairs of female rats sharing the same nesting environment |
| Author(s): | Gudermuth DF; McClintock MK; Moltz H; |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0031-9384(84)90108-2 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0031-9384 (Print) 0031-9384 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The probability that a successful pregnancy will follow postpartum estrus in the rat is significantly reduced when the postpartum female is housed with another female that is both pregnant and lactating. We studied 16 pairs of females, each pair maintained in a separate nesting environment containing a sexually active male. In 12 of the pairs, the female that gave birth in the presence of a lactating-pregnant partner either did not mate, mated but failed to implant, resorbed her fetuses or delivered non-viable young. Several mechanisms that might underlie this evident suppression of fertility are discussed" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Embryo Implantation Estrus Female *Fertility *Nesting Behavior Pregnancy Rats Rats, Inbred Strains Sex Attractants Sexual Behavior, Animal *Social Environment;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineGudermuth, D F McClintock, M K Moltz, H eng HD-06872/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ PH5 S07RR07029/PH/PHPPO CDC HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1984/08/01 Physiol Behav. 1984 Aug; 33(2):257-60. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(84)90108-2" |
