Oxytocin receptors in the Magel2 mouse model of autism: Specific region, age, sex and oxytocin treatment effects

Oxytocin receptors in the Magel2 mouse model of autism: Specific region, age, sex and oxytocin treatment effects

The neurohormone oxytocin (OXT) has been implicated in the regulation of social behavior and is intensively investigated as a potential therapeutic treatment in neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by social deficits. In the Magel2-knockout (KO) mouse, a model of Schaaf-Yang Syndrome, an early...

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Main Authors: Valentina Gigliucci, Marta Busnelli, Francesca Santini, Camilla Paolini, Alessandra Bertoni, Fabienne Schaller, Françoise Muscatelli, Bice Chini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD)
Schaaf-Yang Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
postnatal oxytocin treatment
oxytocin receptor expression
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1026939/full

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