Oxytocin increases itch sensitivity of mice in late pregnancy and its peripheral receptor mechanism of itch-promoting effect

Oxytocin (OXT) is secreted in a large amount during the middle and late pregnancy. Except for the regulation of functions related to childbirth, OXT is involved in the regulation of cognition, social behavior, addiction, pain and so on. Our aim is to confirm the increase of OXT content in mice in la...

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Main Authors: Gang Yang, Xiao-Dong Wang, Lu-Ying Chen, Zhen-Yu Wu, Er-Ping Xi, Hui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Brain Research Bulletin
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361923023001740