Social dysfunction is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders and current medications
have little or no remedial effects on this. Following on from extensive studies on animal …

Oxytocin (OT) subserves various physiological, behavioral, and cognitive processes. This
paired with the ability to administer OT with minimal and inconsistent side effects has …

Oxytocin (OT) is known to stimulate natriuresis in rats when administered in large doses that,
produce high plasma levels. We examined the effects of physiological plasma OT levels on …

Single measurements of salivary and plasmatic oxytocin are used as indicators of the
physiology of the oxytocin system. However, questions remain about whether they are …

Oxytocin is a pleiotropic, peptide hormone with broad implications for general health,
adaptation, development, reproduction, and social behavior. Endogenous oxytocin and …

Among its many roles in body and brain, oxytocin influences social behavior. Understanding
the precise nature of this influence is crucial, both within the broader theoretical context of …

In recent years the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has become one of the most studied peptides
of the human neuroendocrine system. Research has shown widespread behavioural effects …

Over the past century, the polypeptide oxytocin has played an important role in medicine
with major highlights including the identification of its involvement in parturition and the milk …

Oxytocin is a nonapeptide consisting of a cyclic six amino-acid structure and a tail of three
amino acids. It was originally known for its ability to induce milk ejection and to stimulate …

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide, which can be seen to be one of the molecules of the
decade due to its profound prosocial effects in nonvertebrate and vertebrate species …