Evidence for the existence of facilitatory interactions between the dopamine D2 receptor and the oxytocin receptor in the amygdala of the rat. Relevance for anxiolytic actions

• Main Authors: Juan Carlos Hernández-Mondragón (Author), Dexter A. Hernández-Hernández (Author), Minerva Crespo-Ramírez (Author), Oscar Prospero-García (Author), Luisa Rocha-Arrieta (Author), Kjell Fuxe (Author), Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela (Author), Miguel Perez de la Mora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: The amygdala is a limbic region of high value for understanding anxiety and its treatment. Dopamine D2 receptors (D2Rs) and oxytocin receptors (OXTRs) have both been shown to participate in modulating anxiety involving effects in the amygdala. The goal is to understand if D2R-OXTR hete...