Oro-mucosal administration of oxytocin using medicated lollipops alters social attention, similar to intranasal and lingual routes: Implications for therapeutic use

A key functional effect of intranasal administration of the neuropeptide oxytocin is on top-down control of social attention. However, an oro-mucosal administration route may be better tolerated for chronic therapeutic use and evidence suggests that some functional effects of oxytocin can be mediate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dan Xu, Qin Li, Qian Zhuang, Yingying Zhang, Shuxia Yao, Weihua Zhao, Keith M. Kendrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.1022101/full