Phyllis E. Mann
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Neuroendocrinology
Phone: 508-887-4911
Fax: 508-839-7091
Email: phyllis.mann@tufts.edu

Education
PhD - City University of New York -1987
MA - Queens College - 1985
BA - Queens College - 1973

General Research Interest
Neurobiology of maternal behavior in rats.

Research Sponsor Interest

• Federally Funded Research

Selected Research Projects

1. The Involvement of the VMH in Maternal Behavior in Rats.
2. Hormone Receptor Silencing in the Study of Maternal Behavior.
3. Evaluation of Environmental Enrichment and Pup Exposure on Maternal Behavior Sensitization Latencies in Virgin Female Rats.

Selected Publications

1. Mann PE. (2006) Finasteride delays the onset of maternal behavior in primigravid rats. Physiology & Behavior, 88, 333-338.

2. Mann, P.E. & Babb, J. A. (2005) Neural steroid hormone receptor gene expression in pregnant rats. Molecular Brain Research,142, 39-46.

3. Mann, P.E. & Babb, J.A. (2004) Disinhibition of maternal behavior following neurotoxic lesions of the hypothalamus in primigravid rats. Brain Research, 1025, 51-58.

4. Mann, P.E. & Bridges, R.S. (2002) Prolactin receptor gene expression in the forebrain of pregnant and lactating rats. Molecular Brain Research, 105, 136-135.

5. Mann, P.E., Foltz, G., Rigero, B., & Bridges, R.S. (1999) The development of POMC gene expression in male and female juvenile rats. Developmental Brain Research, 116, 21-28.

6. Mann, P.E., Rubin, B.S., & Bridges, R.S. (1997) Differential proopiomelanocortin gene expression in the medial basal hypothalamus of rats during pregnancy and lactation. Molecular Brain Research, 46, 9-16.