Hypothalamic oxytocin (OXT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) neurons have been at the
center of several physiological and behavioral studies. Advances in viral vector biology and …

Pulsatile release of the hormone oxytocin (OT) mediates uterine contraction during
parturition and milk ejection during lactation. 1–3 These pulses are generated by the unique …

Oxytocin is primarily synthesised in the brain and is widely known for its role in lactation and
parturition after being released into the blood from the posterior pituitary gland …

Oxytocin (Oxt) neurons regulate diverse physiological responses via direct connections with
different neural circuits. However, the lack of comprehensive input-output wiring diagrams of …

To gain insights into the molecular mechanisms that restrict the expression of the oxytocin
gene to anatomically defined groups of neurons in the hypothalamus, we generated …

During lactation and parturition, magnocellular oxytocin (OT) neurons display a
characteristic bursting electrical activity responsible for pulsatile OT release. We investigated …

Rats have been widely used as one of the most common laboratory animals for biological
research, because their physiology, pathology, and behavioral characteristics are highly …

The magnocellular neurons (MCNs) in the hypothalamus selectively express either oxytocin
(OXT) or vasopressin (AVP) neuropeptide genes, a property that defines their phenotypes …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) modulates social behaviors across species and may play
a developmental role for these behaviors and their mediating neural pathways. Despite …

The hypothalamic nonapeptide oxytocin (OT) has an established role as a circulating
hormone but can also act as a neurotransmitter and as a neuromodulator by interacting with …