Oxytocin has garnered considerable interest for its role in social behavior, as well as for the
potential of intranasal administration to treat social difficulties. However, current theoretical …

Behaviors comparable to human child maltreatment are observed widely among mammals,
in which parental care is mandatory for offspring survival. This article first reviews the recent …

Human labor is a complex and highly regulated event, whereby high-intensity and high-
frequency myometrial contractions are critical contributions to the expulsion of the fetus from …

Recent research suggests that the nonapeptide neurohormones regulate parental behaviors
in a diverse array of vertebrates. However, it remains unclear how these neurohormones …

Mouse Mex3c encodes RNA-binding proteins of variant length through alternative splicing.
Its mutation results in multiple defects including growth retardation, perturbed energy …

The mammary gland is an organ that in female mammals develops after birth and
specializes to produce milk to feed the offspring. The mammary gland undergoes continued …

The neuroendocrine system is critical for maternal adaptation during pregnancy. However,
the major players are different during ovulation, pregnancy, and lactation. For ovulation, the …

The bond between parents and their offspring is often regarded as something loving and
supportive. But, this bond is more of a battle. Genomic imprinting is the result of the …

Oxytocin (Oxt) is known for its cardinal role in the neuromodulation of social behavior. Given
its importance in social functioning and its ability to interact with many other systems within …

Preterm birth, a consequence of early activation of the uterus, has a negative impact on the
health of the offspring and the mother. The stimulus for uterine contractions is through the …