Hemoglobin elicits rearing and digging behaviors in lactating female mice (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Hemoglobin elicits rearing and digging behaviors in lactating female mice

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Lactating female mice detect hemoglobin in the blood through their nose and show rearing and digging behaviors as exploratory and/or risk assessment behavior.

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Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo

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