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Delhi High Court Orders Action Against Spurious Oxytocin Use On Cattle In City Dairies

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Delhi High Court Orders Action Against Spurious Oxytocin Use On Cattle In City Dairies

The court asked the Department of Drugs Control, GNCTD, to conduct regular inspections. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued directives to combat the use of spurious Oxytocin hormone in the dairy colonies across the national capital, stressing the need to address animal cruelty and public health concerns. A division bench comprising Acting Chief…

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Neural circuitry of mouse mothers to pups’ calls deciphered

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Neural circuitry of mouse mothers to pups’ calls deciphered

The neural circuitry underlying the responses of mouse mothers to calls from their pups has now been studied by researchers. The results were published in Nature. This mechanism may be important for sustaining mouse maternal care over time, the authors suggest. The hormone oxytocin is known to be important for maternal physiology and behaviour; for example,…

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