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

• Main Authors: Valery eGrinevich (Author), Michel eDesarménien (Author), Bice eChini (Author), Maithé eTauber (Author), Françoise eMuscatelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...