The oxytocin receptor: from intracellular signaling to behavior

B Jurek, ID Neumann - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Oxytocin: the great facilitator of life

HJ Lee, AH Macbeth, JH Pagani, WS Young 3rd - Progress in neurobiology, 2009 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (Oxt) is a nonapeptide hormone best known for its role in lactation and parturition.
Since 1906 when its uterine-contracting properties were described until 50 years later when …

Involvement of the brain oxytocin system in stress co**: interactions with the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis

ID Neumann - Progress in brain research, 2002 - Elsevier
In response to various ethologically relevant stressors, oxytocin is released not only from
neurohypophysial terminals into the blood, but also within distinct brain regions, for example …

Both oxytocin and vasopressin are mediators of maternal care and aggression in rodents: from central release to sites of action

OJ Bosch, ID Neumann - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
In the mammalian peripartum period, the activity of both the brain oxytocin and vasopressin
system is elevated as part of the physiological adaptations occurring in the mother. This is …

Paternal behavior

M Numan, TR Insel - The neurobiology of parental behavior, 2003 - Springer
Male behavioral responses to offspring range from avoidance to infanticide to nurturing care.
If this book were focussed on parental care among nonmammalian vertebrates, most of the …

Brain oxytocin correlates with maternal aggression: link to anxiety

OJ Bosch, SL Meddle, DI Beiderbeck… - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
The oxytocinergic system is critically involved in the regulation of maternal behavior, which
includes maternal aggression. Because aggression has been linked to anxiety, we …

Central vasopressin and oxytocin release: regulation of complex social behaviours

AH Veenema, ID Neumann - Progress in brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
The neuropeptides arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) are acknowledged as
important modulators of diverse social behaviours. Here we discuss recent studies using …

[BOOK][B] The parental brain: mechanisms, development, and evolution

M Numan - 2020 - books.google.com
The Parental Brain: Mechanisms, Development, and Evolution presents a comprehensive
analysis of how the brain regulates parental behavior in nonhuman animals and in humans …

Infant vocalization, adult aggression, and fear behavior of an oxytocin null mutant mouse

JT Winslow, EF Hearn, J Ferguson, LJ Young… - Hormones and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that oxytocin (OT)-deficient female mice produced by
homologous recombination fail to lactate but exhibit normal parturition and reproductive …

The Norway rat, from an obnoxious pest to a laboratory pet

K Modlinska, W Pisula - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The laboratory rat was the first mammal domesticated for research purposes. It is descended
from wild Norway rats, Rattus norvegicus, which despite their name likely originated in Asia …