Ontogenesis of oxytocin pathways in the mammalian brain: late maturation and psychosocial disorders

Ontogenesis of oxytocin pathways in the mammalian brain: late maturation and psychosocial disorders

Oxytocin (OT), the main neuropeptide of sociality, is expressed in neurons exclusively localized in the hypothalamus. During the last decade, a plethora of neuroendocrine, metabolic, autonomic and behavioral effects of OT has been reported. In the urgency to find treatments to syndromes as invalidat...

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Main Authors: Valery eGrinevich, Michel eDesarménien, Bice eChini, Maithé eTauber, Françoise eMuscatelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Prader-Willi Syndrome
ontogenesis
oxytocin receptor
somatodendritic release
axonal release
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2014.00164/full

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