Preston N Siegler, Emma K Shaughnessy, Brian Horman, Tia T Vierling, Darron H King, Heather B Patisaul, Kim L Huhman, Georgia M Alexander, Serena M Dudek
Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and Syrian, or golden, hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) are closely related to mice (Mus musculus) and are commonly used in studies of social behavior including social interaction, social memory, and aggression. Hippocampal area CA2 is known to play a key role in these behaviors in mice and responds to social stimuli in rats, but CA2 has yet to be characterized in hamsters or voles, which are also used in studies of social behaviors. Here, we used immunofluorescence to determine whether CA2 could be molecularly identified in tissue from voles and hamsters...
March 2024: Journal of Comparative Neurology