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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2014 May 15;509(7500):325–330. doi: 10.1038/nature13307

Figure 4. Ablation of MPOA Gal+ neurons impairs paternal behavior in fathers.

Figure 4

a, Linear regression of paternal interaction and number of remaining Gal+ cells in the MPOA in ablated fathers. Animals are color coded by their behavior categories. Pearson correlation, N=15, P=0.21, R=0.34. b, Cumulative percentages of paternal males (Retrieve) as a function of the percentage of remaining Gal+ cells, N=15. Reference cell number (100%) is the average MPOA Gal+ cell number in the control group. c, Behavior type of ablated fathers with over 50% ablation efficiency (N=14) compared to control (N=12). Fisher's exact test, **P<0.01. d, Combined percentage of pups retrieved (out of two) by the ablation group as a function of time, compared to the controls. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, P<0.001. e-h, Crouching, pup grooming, nest building and paternal interaction. Mean±SEM, Mann-Whitney test, *P<0.05, **P<0.01.