The role of the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin in influencing the brain and behavior
has been the subject of widespread research over the last few decades due, most notably, to …

Abstract The neuropeptide Oxytocin (ΟΤ) is involved as a neurohormone, a neurotransmitter,
or a neuromodulator in an extensive range of central and peripheral effects, complex …

Oxytocin (oxy) is a pituitary neuropeptide hormone synthesized from the paraventricular and
supraoptic nuclei within the hypothalamus. Like other neuropeptides, oxy can modulate a …

Dozens of neuropeptides of the brain act in concert to regulate all aspects of behaviour and
physiological functions, including modulatory effects on classical neurotransmitter systems …

Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

The possibility to improve socio-emotional behaviors in humans by intranasal administration
of synthetic oxytocin (OXT) attracts increasing attention, but its uptake into the brain has …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has emerged as an important anorexigen in the regulation
of food intake and energy balance. It has been shown that the release of OT and activation …

Oxytocin is a nonapeptide synthesized in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the
hypothalamus. Although other similar substances are present in lower animals, oxytocin has …

Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide composed of nine amino acids that is predominantly
expressed in two core regions of the hypothalamus: the paraventricular (PVN) and …

In the face of the alarming prevalence of obesity and its associated metabolic impairments, it
is of high basic and clinical interest to reach a complete understanding of the central …