The neuropeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) and their receptors in the brain are
involved in the regulation of various social behaviors and have emerged as drug targets for …

Highlights•AVP regulates social behavior and anxiety in sex-specific ways in juvenile
rats.•OXT induces sex-specific activation of same three brain regions in humans and …

Oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) regulate various social behaviors via activation of the
OT receptor (OTR) and the AVP V1a receptor (V1aR) in the brain. Social behavior often …

The neuropeptides vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) have been implicated in the
regulation of numerous social behaviors in adult and juvenile animals. AVP and OT …

Abstract Arginine-vasotocin (AVT)/arginine vasopressin (AVP) are members of the
AVP/oxytocin (OT) superfamily of peptides that are involved in the regulation of social …

There is substantial evidence from animal research indicating a key role of the
neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the regulation of complex …

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 …

The neuropeptide arginine vasotocin (AVT; non-mammals) and its mammalian homologue,
arginine vasopressin (AVP) influence a variety of sex-typical and species-specific behaviors …

Abstract Vasopressin–oxytocin (VP–OT) nonapeptides modulate numerous social and
stress-related behaviors, yet these peptides are made in multiple nuclei and brain regions …

Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …