The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Despite widespread reports that intranasal application of oxytocin has a variety of behavioral
effects, very little of the huge amounts applied intranasally appears to reach the …

Oxytocin may have promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders. Its therapeutic
effect may depend on its ability to enter the brain and bind to the oxytocin receptor. To date …

Background Current neuroimaging perspectives on a variety of mental disorders emphasize
dysfunction of the amygdala. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT), a key mediator in the …

Oxytocin (OT) is a potential treatment for multiple neuropsychiatric disorders. As OT is a
peptide, delivery by the intranasal (IN) route is the preferred method in clinical studies …

Behavioral neuroscientists have shown that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) plays a key role
in social attachment and affiliation in nonhuman mammals. Inspired by this initial research …

Oxytocin and vasopressin are pituitary neuropeptides that have been shown to affect social
processes in mammals. There is growing interest in these molecules and their receptors as …

Oxytocin sets the stage for childbirth by initiating uterine contractions, lactation and maternal
bonding behaviours. Mice lacking secreted oxcytocin (Oxt−/−, Cd38−/−) or its receptor …

Central nervous system (CNS) disorders, such as psychiatric disorders, neurodegeneration,
chronic pain, stroke, brain tumor, spinal cord injury, and many other CNS diseases, would …

The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin and its receptor are involved in a range of physiological
processes, including parturition, lactation, cell growth, wound healing, and social behavior …