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Specific Hypothalamic Neurons Required for Sensing Conspecific Male Cues Relevant to Inter-male Aggression

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By Wen Zhang, Ai-Xiao Chen, Jing-Jing Yan
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Highlights • PMv DAT+ neurons selectively tune to gonad-intact conspecific male urine cues • v-BNST relay male-relevant chemosensory information from VNO to PMv DAT+ neurons • Inhibition of PMv DAT+ neurons blocks male urine preference and decreases attack • Activation of PMv DAT+ neurons promotes urine marking and aggression Summary The hypothalamus regulates innate social interactions, but how hypothalamic neurons transduce sex-related sensory signals emitted by conspecifics to trigger...
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