Oxytocin is a potent anorexigen and is believed to have a role in satiety signaling. We
developed rat models to study the activity of oxytocin neurons in response to voluntary …

Oxytocin (OT)-elicited hypophagia has been linked to neural activity in the nucleus of the
solitary tract (NTS). Because plasma OT levels increase after a meal, we hypothesized that …

The oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) neurons of the supraoptic nucleus (SON)
demonstrate characteristics of “metabolic sensors”. They express insulin receptors and …

Oxytocin (OT) facilitates feeding termination stemming from high osmolality, stomach
distention, and malaise. Recent knockout (KO) studies suggested a crucial function for OT in …

Increased tone of orexigens mediating reward occurs upon repeated consumption of sweet
foods. Interestingly, some of these reward orexigens, such as opioids, diminish activity of …

Oxytocin (Oxt), a neurohormone synthesized in the neurons of hypothalamic paraventricular
nucleus (PVN) and supraoptic nucleus induces milk-ejection and uterine contraction and …

Oxytocin (Oxt), a neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus, is implicated in regulation of
feeding. Recent studies have shown that peripheral administration of Oxt suppresses …

Evidence suggests that release of oxytocin in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) of the
hindbrain from descending projections that originate in the paraventricular nucleus can …

Oxytocin neurons have a physiological role in food intake and energy balance. Central
administration of oxytocin is powerfully anorexigenic, reducing food intake and meal …

The neuropeptide oxytocin is produced in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus and the
supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. In addition to its extensively studied influence on …