The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in
all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular …

The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is the major peptidergic neurosecretory
system through which the brain controls peripheral physiology. The hormones vasopressin …

The Fourth Edition of Knobil & Neill continues to serve as a reference aid for research, to
provide the historical context to current research, and most importantly as an aid for …

The recent cloning of a second estrogen receptor (ER) provided a new tool to investigate
and clarify how estrogens are capable of communicating with the brain and influence gene …

Oxytocin secretion from the posterior pituitary gland is increased during parturition,
stimulated by the uterine contractions that forcefully expel the fetuses. Since oxytocin …

For centuries philosophers and scientists have grappled with the existence and meaning of
the differences between the sexes but the idea that there may be differences between the …

Oxytocin (OXY) is a very abundant neuropeptide exerting a wide spectrum of central and
peripheral effects as neurohormone, neurotransmitter, or neuromodulator. In the central …

Of the major vertebrate taxa, Class Aves is the most extensively studied in relation to the
evolution of social systems and behavior, largely because birds exhibit an incomparable …

The hypothalamic supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular (PVN) nuclei consist of arginine
vasopressin (AVP)-and oxytocin (OT)-synthesizing neurons that send projections to the …

In the female rat, oestrogen receptor (ER) β is colocalized with both oxytocin‐and
vasopressin‐producing neurones in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) …