Advances in human oxytocin measurement: challenges and proposed solutions

BA Tabak, G Leng, A Szeto, KJ Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

Oxytocin—a social peptide? Deconstructing the evidence

G Leng, RI Leng, M Ludwig - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this paper, we analyse the claim that oxytocin is a 'social neuropeptide'. This claim
originated from evidence that oxytocin was instrumental in the initiation of maternal …

Sex, love and oxytocin: Two metaphors and a molecule

CS Carter - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Dozens of studies, most conducted in the last four decades, have implicated oxytocin, as
well as vasopressin and their receptors, in processes that mediate selective sociality and the …

Oxytocin and oxygen: the evolution of a solution to the 'stress of life'

CS Carter, MA Kingsbury - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Oxytocin (OT) and the OT receptor occupy essential roles in our current understanding of
mammalian evolution, survival, sociality and reproduction. This narrative review examines …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin and love: myths, metaphors and mysteries

CS Carter - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxytocin is a peptide molecule with a multitude of physiological and behavioral functions.
Based on its association with reproduction-including social bonding, sexual behavior, birth …

[HTML][HTML] Endogenous oxytocin, cortisol, and testosterone in response to group singing

DL Bowling, J Gahr, PG Ancochea, M Hoeschele… - Hormones and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans have sung together for thousands of years. Today, regular participation in group
singing is associated with benefits across psychological and biological dimensions of …

What are oxytocin assays measuring? Epitope mapping, metabolites, and comparisons of wildtype & knockout mouse urine

GE Gnanadesikan, EAD Hammock, SR Tecot… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxytocin has become a popular analyte in behavioral endocrinology in recent years, due in
part to its roles in social behavior, stress physiology, and cognition. Urine samples have the …

[HTML][HTML] Inaccuracies in plasma oxytocin extraction and enzyme immunoassay techniques

HW Gan, C Leeson, H Aitkenhead, M Dattani - Comprehensive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have reported extensive associations between plasma oxytocin (OXT)
concentrations and various human physiological and neurobehavioral processes …

[HTML][HTML] Close encounters with oxytocin

CS Carter - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this narrative review is to use a personal perspective to describe
unanticipated and pivotal findings that drew the author into the study oxytocin. Oxytocin was …

Oxytocin measurements in saliva: an analytical perspective

M López-Arjona, M Botía, S Martínez-Subiela… - BMC Veterinary …, 2023 - Springer
Oxytocin has traditionally been known for its physiological effects on muscle contraction
associated with birth and lactation, but in the last years is widely used as a biomarker of …