The onset of feeding at birth is a vital step for the adaptation of the neonate to extra uterine
life. Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex neurogenetic disorder caused by the …

The high rate of preterm birth in the USA and many other countries is a potential target for
improving children's immediate health and reducing the medical problems they face as …

Oxytocin and its receptor are important for a wide range of effects, from social memory to
uterine contractions. It is an evolutionarily well-conserved hormone that is particularly …

Abstract Oxytocin (Oxt) and the Oxt receptor (Oxtr) are implicated in the onset of maternal
behavior in a variety of species. Recently, we developed two Oxtr knockout lines: a total …

Immunoreactive (ir) staining of the neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) was
performed in the brains of Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) and greater long-tailed …

Although prostaglandins (PG) and oxytocin are crucial mediators of uterine contractility, their
receptor-mediated effects during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and labour are not fully …

Novel approaches to capillary liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to multi-stage mass
spectrometry (MS n) were developed to determine endogenous neuropeptides in …