Oxytocin and the maternal brain

Oxytocin shapes the neural circuitry of trust and trust adaptation in humans

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Vasopressin and oxytocin release within the brain: a dynamic concept of multiple and variable modes of neuropeptide communication

Landgraf, R., & Neumann, I. D. (2004) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2004.05.001 · Cited by 1,059 · see citing works

Dendritic peptide release and peptide-dependent behaviours

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Epigenetic mechanisms and the transgenerational effects of maternal care

Champagne, F. A. (2008) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2008.03.003 · Cited by 812 · see citing works

Oxytocin increases gaze to the eye region of human faces

Guastella, A. J., Mitchell, P. B., & Dadds, M. R. (2008) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.06.026 · Cited by 798 · see citing works

Evidence for a Neuroendocrinological Foundation of Human Affiliation: Plasma Oxytocin Levels Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Predict Mother-Infant Bonding

Feldman, R., Weller, A., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Levine, A. (2007) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.02010.x · Cited by 787 · see citing works

CD38 is critical for social behaviour by regulating oxytocin secretion

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Neuropeptidergic regulation of affiliative behavior and social bonding in animals

Lim, M. M., & Young, L. J. (2006) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.06.028 · Cited by 624 · see citing works

Brain Oxytocin Correlates with Maternal Aggression: link to Anxiety

Bosch, O. J., Meddle, S. L., Beiderbeck, D. I., Douglas, A. J., & Neumann, I. D. (2005) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1342-05.2005 · Cited by 439 · see citing works

Central effects of oxytocin

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Oxytocin, motherhood and bonding

Kendrick, K. M. (2000) · Experimental Physiology · doi:10.1111/j.1469-445x.2000.tb00014.x · Cited by 378 · see citing works

Intracellular calcium stores regulate activity-dependent neuropeptide release from dendrites

Ludwig, M., Sabatier, N., Bull, P. M., Landgraf, R., Dayanithi, G., & Leng, G. (2002) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature00822 · Cited by 346 · see citing works

The magnocellular oxytocin system, the fount of maternity: Adaptations in pregnancy

Russell, J. A., Leng, G., & Douglas, A. J. (2003) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/s0091-3022(02)00104-8 · Cited by 295 · see citing works

No stress please! Mechanisms of stress hyporesponsiveness of the maternal brain

Slattery, D. A., & Neumann, I. D. (2007) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2007.145896 · Cited by 293 · see citing works

Oxytocin, vasopressin and pair bonding: implications for autism

Hammock, E. A. D., & Young, L. J. (2006) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2006.1939 · Cited by 289 · see citing works

The neurobiology of love

Zeki, S. (2007) · FEBS Letters · doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.03.094 · Cited by 288 · see citing works

Attachment, aggression and affiliation: the role of oxytocin in female social behavior

Campbell, A. (2008) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.09.001 · Cited by 269 · see citing works

Post-learning intranasal oxytocin modulates human memory for facial identity

Savaskan, E., Ehrhardt, R., Schulz, A., Walter, M., & Schächinger, H. (2008) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.12.004 · Cited by 262 · see citing works

Social approach behaviors in oxytocin knockout mice: comparison of two independent lines tested in different laboratory environments

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Emergent Synchronous Bursting of Oxytocin Neuronal Network

Rossoni, E., Feng, J., Tirozzi, B., Brown, D., Leng, G., & Moos, F. (2008) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000123 · Cited by 207 · see citing works

Dynamic changes in oxytocin receptor expression and activation at parturition in the rat brain

Meddle, S. L., Bishop, V. R., Gkoumassi, E., van Leeuwen, F. W., & Douglas, A. J. (2007) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/en.2007-0615 · Cited by 195 · see citing works

α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Stimulates Oxytocin Release from the Dendrites of Hypothalamic Neurons While Inhibiting Oxytocin Release from Their Terminals in the Neurohypophysis

Sabatier, N., Caquineau, C., Dayanithi, G., Bull, P., Douglas, A. J., Guan, X. M. M., Jiang, M., Van der Ploeg, L., & Leng, G. (2003) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-32-10351.2003 · Cited by 190 · see citing works

Endogenous Opioids and Attenuated Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Immune Challenge in Pregnant Rats

Brunton, P. J., Meddle, S., Ma, S., Ochędalski, T., Douglas, A. J., & Russell, J. A. (2005) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0866-05.2005 · Cited by 120 · see citing works

The Role of Oxytocin in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Marazziti, D., & Dell’Osso, M. C. (2008) · Current Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.2174/092986708783885291 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Individual Variation in the Expression of Maternal Behaviour: A Review of the Neuroendocrine Mechanisms in the Sheep

Dwyer, C. M. (2008) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01657.x · Cited by 86 · see citing works

Reduced Activity of the Noradrenergic System in the Paraventricular Nucleus at the End of Pregnancy: Implications for Stress Hyporesponsiveness

Douglas, A. J., Meddle, S., Toschi, N., Bosch, O. J., & Neumann, I. D. (2005) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01272.x · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Oxytocin and estrogen promote rapid formation of functional GABA synapses in the adult supraoptic nucleus.

Theodosis, D. T., Koksma, J.-J., Trailin, A., Langle, S. L., Piet, R., Lodder, J. C., Timmerman, J. A., Mansvelder, H., Poulain, D., Oliet, S., et al. (2006) · Molecular and cellular neurosciences · doi:10.1016/j.mcn.2006.01.006 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Presynaptic actions of endocannabinoids mediate α-MSH-induced inhibition of oxytocin cells

Sabatier, N., & Leng, G. (2006) · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00667.2005 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Oxytocin in the Circadian Timing of Birth

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Suppressed oxytocin neuron responses to immune challenge in late pregnant rats: a role for endogenous opioids

Brunton, P. J., Sabatier, N., Leng, G., & Russell, J. A. (2006) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04614.x · Cited by 50 · see citing works

The role of the actin cytoskeleton in oxytocin and vasopressin release from rat supraoptic nucleus neurons

Tobin, V. A., & Ludwig, M. (2007) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2007.132639 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Extracellular amino acid levels in the paraventricular nucleus and the central amygdala in high- and low-anxiety dams rats during maternal aggression: Regulation by oxytocin

Bosch, O. J., Sartori, S. B., Singewald, N., & Neumann, I. D. (2007) · Stress · doi:10.1080/10253890701223197 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Regulating the Social Brain: A New Role for CD38

Young, L. J. (2007) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.04.011 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Oxytocin: The Great Facilitator of Life

Lee, H.-J., Macbeth, A. H., Pagani, J., & Young, W. S. (2009) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.04.001 · Cited by 1,037 · see citing works

The Social Salience Hypothesis of Oxytocin

Shamay-Tsoory, S. G., & Abu-Akel, A. (2016) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.07.020 · Cited by 904 · see citing works

Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal and hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axes: sex differences in regulation of stress responsivity

Oyola, M. G., & Handa, R. J. (2017) · Stress · doi:10.1080/10253890.2017.1369523 · Cited by 710 · see citing works

Oxytocin, Neural Plasticity, and Social Behavior

Froemke, R. C., & Young, L. J. (2021) · Annual Review of Neuroscience · doi:10.1146/annurev-neuro-102320-102847 · Cited by 487 · see citing works

The neurobiology of pair bonding: Insights from a socially monogamous rodent

Young, K. A., Gobrogge, K. L., Liu, Y., & Wang, Z. (2011) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.07.006 · Cited by 389 · see citing works

Dopamine and Oxytocin Interactions Underlying Behaviors: Potential Contributions to Behavioral Disorders

Baskerville, T. A., & Douglas, A. J. (2010) · CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics · doi:10.1111/j.1755-5949.2010.00154.x · Cited by 377 · see citing works

Oxytocin and cooperation under conditions of uncertainty: the modulating role of incentives and social information.

Declerck, C. H., Boone, C., & Kiyonari, T. (2010) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.006 · Cited by 331 · see citing works

Oxytocin modulates female sociosexual behavior through a specific class of prefrontal cortical interneurons

Nakajima, M., Görlich, A., & Heintz, N. (2014) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.020 · Cited by 262 · see citing works

Beyond happiness: Building a science of discrete positive emotions.

Shiota, M. N., Campos, B., Oveis, C., Hertenstein, M. J., Simon-Thomas, E. R., & Keltner, D. J. (2017) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/a0040456 · Cited by 279 · see citing works

Mesotocin and nonapeptide receptors promote estrildid flocking behavior

Goodson, J. L., Schrock, S. E., Klatt, J. D., Kabelik, D., & Kingsbury, M. A. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1174929 · Cited by 241 · see citing works

Genes, hormones, and circuits: An integrative approach to study the evolution of social behavior

O’Connell, L. A., & Hofmann, H. A. (2010) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.12.004 · Cited by 227 · see citing works

Unravelling the neurophysiological basis of aggression in a fish model

Filby, A. L., Paull, G. C., Hickmore, T. F., & Tyler, C. R. (2010) · BMC Genomics · doi:10.1186/1471-2164-11-498 · Cited by 197 · see citing works

Birth practices: Maternal‐neonate separation as a source of toxic stress

Bergman, N. (2019) · Birth Defects Research · doi:10.1002/bdr2.1530 · Cited by 169 · see citing works

The Role of Oxytocin and the Effect of Stress During Childbirth: Neurobiological Basics and Implications for Mother and Child

Walter, M. H., Abele, H., & Plappert, C. F. (2021) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.742236 · Cited by 186 · see citing works

Maternal nurturing is dependent on her innate anxiety: The behavioral roles of brain oxytocin and vasopressin

Bosch, O. J. (2010) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.11.012 · Cited by 153 · see citing works

Integrative Approaches Utilizing Oxytocin to Enhance Prosocial Behavior: From Animal and Human Social Behavior to Autistic Social Dysfunction

Yamasue, H., Yee, J. R., Hurlemann, R., Rilling, J. K., Chen, F. S., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., & Tost, H. (2012) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.3327-12.2012 · Cited by 149 · see citing works

The neuroendocrinology of primate maternal behavior

Wendy Saltzman, A., & Dario Maestripieri, A. (2010) · Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.09.017 · Cited by 150 · see citing works

Long-Term Social Recognition Memory Is Mediated by Oxytocin-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Medial Amygdala

Gur, R., Tendler, A., & Wagner, S. (2014) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.03.022 · Cited by 144 · see citing works

Oxytocin receptor knockout mice display deficits in the expression of autism-related behaviors

Pobbe, R. L. H., Pearson, B. L., Defensor, E. B., Bolivar, V. J., Young, W. S., Lee, H., Blanchard, D. C., & Blanchard, R. J. (2011) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.10.010 · Cited by 139 · see citing works

Impact of birth complications on breastfeeding duration: an internet survey

Brown, A., & Jordan, S. E. (2012) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06067.x · Cited by 134 · see citing works

Dogs' endocrine and behavioural responses at reunion are affected by how the human initiates contact

Rehn, T., Handlin, L., Uvnäs‐Moberg, K., & Keeling, L. J. (2013) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.10.009 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

The EPIIC hypothesis: Intrapartum effects on the neonatal epigenome and consequent health outcomes

Dahlen, H. G., Kennedy, H. P., Anderson, C. M., Bell, A. F., Clark, A. E., Foureur, M. J., Ohm, J. E., Shearman, A. M., Taylor, J. Y., Wright, M. L., et al. (2013) · Medical Hypotheses · doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2013.01.017 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

Neural, cognitive, and evolutionary foundations of human altruism

Marsh, A. A. (2015) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science · doi:10.1002/wcs.1377 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care

Buckley, S. J. (2015) · Issue Lab (Candid) · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Social approach and social vigilance are differentially regulated by oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbens

Williams, A. V., Duque‐Wilckens, N., Ramos-Maciel, S., Campi, K. L., Bhela, S. K., Xu, C. K., Jackson, K., Chini, B., Pesavento, P. A., & Trainor, B. C. (2020) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/s41386-020-0657-4 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Changes in the intensity of maternal aggression and central oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptors across the peripartum period in the rat

Caughey, S. D., Klampfl, S. M., Bishop, V. R., Pfoertsch, J., Neumann, I. D., Bosch, O. J., & Meddle, S. L. (2011) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02224.x · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Neuroendocrinology of Parental Response to Baby‐Cry

Swain, J. E., Kim, P., & Ho, S. S. (2011) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02212.x · Cited by 106 · see citing works

The role of oxytocin in mating and pregnancy

Borrow, A. P., & Cameron, N. M. (2012) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.11.001 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Normal maternal behavior, but increased pup mortality, in conditional oxytocin receptor knockout females

Macbeth, A. H., Stepp, J. E., Lee, H.-J., Young, W. S., & Caldwell, H. K. (2010) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/a0020799 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

Oxytocin signal and social behaviour: comparison among adult and infant oxytocin, oxytocin receptor and CD38 gene knockout mice

Higashida, H., Lopatina, O., Yoshihara, T., Pichugina, Y. A., Soumarokov, A. A., Munesue, T., Minabe, Y., Kikuchi, M., Ono, Y., Korshunova, N., et al. (2010) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01976.x · Cited by 98 · see citing works

The effect of oxytocin on cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma depends on the social context and a person's social value orientation

Declerck, C. H., Boone, C., & Kiyonari, T. (2014) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience · doi:10.1093/scan/nst040 · Cited by 96 · see citing works

Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation

Ko, A. C., Pick, C. M., Kwon, J. Y., Barlev, M., Krems, J. A., Varnum, M. E. W., Neel, R., Peysha, M., Boonyasiriwat, W., Brandstätter, E., et al. (2019) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691619872986 · Cited by 96 · see citing works

The influence of oxytocin administration on responses to infant faces and potential moderation by OXTR genotype

Marsh, A. A., Yu, H. H., Pine, D. S., Gorodetsky, E. K., Goldman, D., & Blair, R. J. R. (2012) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-012-2775-0 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

Associations of drugs routinely given in labour with breastfeeding at 48 hours: analysis of the Cardiff Births Survey

Jordan, S. E., Emery, S. J., Watkins, A. J., Evans, J., Storey, M., & Morgan, G. (2009) · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02256.x · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Increased anxiety and decreased sociability induced by paternal deprivation involve the PVN-PrL OTergic pathway

He, Z., Young, L., Ma, X.-M., Guo, Q., Wang, L., Yang, Y., Luo, L., Yuan, W., Li, L., Zhang, J., et al. (2019) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.44026 · Cited by 81 · see citing works

Freezing suppression by oxytocin in central amygdala allows alternate defensive behaviours and mother-pup interactions

Rickenbacher, E., Perry, R. E., Sullivan, R. M., & Moita, M. A. (2017) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.24080 · Cited by 81 · see citing works

Epigenetics and psychoneuroimmunology: Mechanisms and models

Mathews, H. L., & Janusek, L. W. (2010) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2010.08.009 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

The maternal reward system in postpartum depression

Goodpaster, C. M., & Leuner, B. (2018) · Archives of Women s Mental Health · doi:10.1007/s00737-018-0926-y · Cited by 73 · see citing works

The neuroscience of birth – and the case for Zero Separation

Bergman, N. (2014) · Curationis · doi:10.4102/curationis.v37i2.1440 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Amylin is a novel neuropeptide with potential maternal functions in the rat

Szabó, É. R., Cservenák, M., & Dobolyi, Á. (2011) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.11-191841 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Thalamic integration of social stimuli regulating parental behavior and the oxytocin system

Dobolyi, A., Cservenák, M., & Young, L. J. (2018) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.05.002 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Preoptic Inputs and Mechanisms that Regulate Maternal Responsiveness

Dobolyi, Á., Grattan, D. R., & Stolzenberg, D. S. (2014) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/jne.12185 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Dynamic features of animate motion activate septal and preoptic areas in visually naïve chicks (Gallus gallus)

Lorenzi, E., Mayer, U., Salva, O. R., & Vallortígara, G. (2017) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.04.022 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

The Emotional and Hormonal Pathways of Labour and Birth: Integrating Mind, Body and Behaviour.

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Cd38 Gene Knockout Juvenile Mice: A Model of Oxytocin Signal Defects in Autism

Higashida, H., Yokoyama, S., Munesue, T., Kikuchi, M., Minabe, Y., & Lopatina, O. L. (2011) · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · doi:10.1248/bpb.34.1369 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Maternally responsive neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and medial preoptic area: Putative circuits for regulating anxiety and reward

McHenry, J. A., Rubinow, D. R., & Stuber, G. D. (2015) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2015.04.001 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Anxiolytic effects of oxytocin in cue-induced cocaine seeking behavior in rats

Morales-Rivera, A., Hernández-Burgos, M. M., Martínez-Rivera, A., Pérez-Colón, J., Rivera, R., Montalvo, J., Rodríguez-Borrero, E., & Maldonado-Vlaar, C. S. (2014) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-014-3553-y · Cited by 50 · see citing works

The Contribution of Oxytocin and Vasopressin to Mammalian Social Behavior: Potential Role in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Harony, H., & Wagner, S. (2010) · Neurosignals · doi:10.1159/000321035 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Detrimental consequences of micropolymers associated plasticizers on endocrinal disruption

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A Role for Nonapeptides and Dopamine in Nest‐Building Behaviour

Hall, Z. J., Healy, S. D., & Meddle, S. (2014) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/jne.12250 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Severity of eating disorder symptoms related to oxytocin receptor polymorphisms in anorexia nervosa

Acevedo, S. F., Valencia, C., Lutter, M. L., & McAdams, C. J. (2015) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.040 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Analysis of transcriptional levels of the oxytocin receptor in different areas of the central nervous system and behaviors in high and low licking rats

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A Scientometric Approach to Review the Role of the Medial Preoptic Area (MPOA) in Parental Behavior

Carollo, A., Balagtas, J. P. M., Neoh, M. J. Y., & Esposito, G. (2021) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci11030393 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

The effects of parity and maternal behavior on gene expression in the medial preoptic area and the medial amygdala in postpartum and virgin female rats: A microarray study.

Akbari, E. M., Shams, S., Belay, H. T., Kaiguo, M., Razak, Z., Kent, C. F., Westwood, T., Sokolowski, M. B., & Fleming, A. S. (2013) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/a0034884 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

A Novel Role of CD38 and Oxytocin as Tandem Molecular Moderators of Human Social Behavior

Tolomeo, S., Chiao, B., Lei, Z., Chew, S. H., & Ebstein, R. P. (2020) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.04.013 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Nanoparticle encapsulated oxytocin increases resistance to induced seizures and restores social behavior in Scn1a-derived epilepsy

Wong, J. C., Shapiro, L. E., Thelin, J. T., Heaton, E. C., Zaman, R. U., D’Souza, M. J., Murnane, K. S., & Escayg, A. (2020) · Neurobiology of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2020.105147 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

DNA Methylation of the Oxytocin Receptor Across Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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CD38/cyclic ADP-ribose system: a new player for oxytocin secretion and regulation of social behaviour

Salmina, A. B., Lopatina, O., Ekimova, M. V., Mikhutkina, S. V., & Higashida, H. (2010) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01970.x · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Glucocorticoids Disrupt Neuroendocrine and Behavioral Responses during Lactation

Vilela, F. C., & Giusti‐Paiva, A. (2011) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/en.2011-1096 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Beyond a means of exposure: a new view of the mother in toxicology research

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