Expression of oxytocin in hypothalamus and reduction of nociceptive stress following administration of Kamikihi-to in female rats

• Main Authors: Takashi Maruyama (Author), Makiko Shimizu (Author), Naofumi Ikeda (Author), Kazuhiko Baba (Author), Mitsuhiro Yoshimura (Author), Yoichi Ueta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypothalamo-neurohypophysial oxytocin (OXT) plays an essential role in reproduction and in several socio-physiological functions, including stress reduction, anxiety relief, feeding suppression, social recognition, and trust building. Recent studies suggest that the central OXT system is also involv...