Oxytocin-induced birth causes sex-specific behavioral and brain connectivity changes in developing rat offspring

Oxytocin-induced birth causes sex-specific behavioral and brain connectivity changes in developing rat offspring

Summary: Despite six decades of the use of exogenous oxytocin for management of labor, little is known about its effects on the developing brain. Motivated by controversial reports suggesting a link between oxytocin use during labor and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), we employed our recently vali...

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Main Authors: Tusar Giri, Susan E. Maloney, Saswat Giri, Young Ah Goo, Jong Hee Song, Minsoo Son, Eric Tycksen, Sara B. Conyers, Annie Bice, Xia Ge, Joel R. Garbow, James D. Quirk, Adam Q. Bauer, Arvind Palanisamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Endocrinology
Neuroscience
Behavioral neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224001810

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