Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act in the brain to regulate social
cognition/social behavior and in the periphery to influence a variety of physiological …

Vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) are distinct molecules; these peptides and their
receptors [OT receptor (OTR) and V1a receptor (V1aR)] also are evolved components of an …

It is well known that affective and pleasant touch promotes individual well-being and
facilitates affiliative social communication, although the neural circuit that mediates this …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by core social deficits. Prognosis is poor, in
part, because existing medications target only associated ASD features. Emerging evidence …

Oxytocin is an important regulator of the social brain. In some animal models of autism,
notably in Magel2 tm1. 1Mus-deficient mice, peripheral administration of oxytocin in infancy …

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide mainly produced in the supraoptic and paraventricular
nuclei. OT in the brain and blood has extensive functions in both mental and physical …

Oxytocin (OT) and the OT receptor occupy essential roles in our current understanding of
mammalian evolution, survival, sociality and reproduction. This narrative review examines …

The oxytocin receptor (OXTR), encoded by the OXTR gene, is responsible for the signal
transduction after binding its ligand, oxytocin. Although this signaling is primarily involved in …

Dozens of studies, most conducted in the last four decades, have implicated oxytocin, as
well as vasopressin and their receptors, in processes that mediate selective sociality and the …

Genomic imprinting refers to the parent-of-origin expression of genes, which originates from
epigenetic events in the mammalian germ line. The evolution of imprinting may reflect a …