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Serotonin and motherhood: From molecules to mood [PDF]
, 2019 Emerging research points to a valuable role of the monoamine neurotransmitter, serotonin, in the display of maternal behaviors and reproduction-associated plasticity in the maternal brain.
Li, Ming +2 more
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Oxytocin in cesarean-sections. What's new?
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2016 Oxytocin is the uterotonic agent of choice in the prevention and treatment of postpartum uterine atony. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on the optimal dose and rate for use in cesarean sections.
Eduardo Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 In this review, the role of oxytocin and oxytocin-like agents (acting via the oxytocin receptor and belonging to the oxytocin-family) in the male reproductive tract is considered.
Beatrix Stadler +3 more
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Melanotan-II reverses autistic features in a maternal immune activation mouse model of autism [PDF]
, 2019 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, difficulty with communication, and repetitive behavior patterns. In humans affected by ASD, there is a male pre-disposition towards the
Gould, Georgianna G +7 more
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Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment
The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2023 Migraine is a severe neurovascular disorder of which the pathophysiology is not yet fully understood. Besides the role of inflammatory mediators that interact with the trigeminovascular system, cyclic fluctuations in sex steroid hormones are involved in ...
Anna K. Szewczyk +18 more
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Inter-institutional variations in oxytocin augmentation during labour in German university hospitals : a national survey [PDF]
, 2019 There are several international guidelines on oxytocin regimens for induction and augmentation of labour, but no agreement on a standardised regimen in Germany.
Daly, Deirdre +4 more
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BMC Biology, 2022 Background Oxytocin, secreted by oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus, is an endogenous neuropeptide involved in modulating multiple sensory information processing pathways, and its roles in the brain have been associated with prosocial, maternal, and ...
Songhui Hu +7 more
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Animals, 2023 Oxytocin is a key hormone for parturition and maternal traits in animals. During the peripartum period, the levels of endogenous oxytocin dictate physiological events such as myometrial contractions, prostaglandin production with the subsequent increase ...
Míriam Marcet-Rius +8 more
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Neuroenhancement of exposure therapy in anxiety disorders [PDF]
, 2015 Although exposure-based treatments and anxiolytic medications are more effective than placebo for treating anxiety disorders, there is still considerable room for further improvement.
Curtiss, Joshua +2 more
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New Topics in Vasopressin Receptors and Approach to Novel Drugs: Vasopressin and Pain Perception
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2009 Arginine vasopressin (AVP) activates three vasopressin receptors and it also has an agonistic activity on the oxytocin receptor. For an accurate description of the target receptor subtype(s) responsible for complex AVP and oxytocin actions, a careful ...
Taka-aki Koshimizu, Gozoh Tsujimoto
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