Transient oxytocin signaling primes the development and function of excitatory hippocampal neurons

Transient oxytocin signaling primes the development and function of excitatory hippocampal neurons

Beyond its role in parturition and lactation, oxytocin influences higher brain processes that control social behavior of mammals, and perturbed oxytocin signaling has been linked to the pathogenesis of several psychiatric disorders. However, it is still largely unknown how oxytocin exactly regulates...

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Main Authors: Silvia Ripamonti, Mateusz C Ambrozkiewicz, Francesca Guzzi, Marta Gravati, Gerardo Biella, Ingo Bormuth, Matthieu Hammer, Liam P Tuffy, Albrecht Sigler, Hiroshi Kawabe, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Mauro Toselli, Nils Brose, Marco Parenti, JeongSeop Rhee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-02-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
peptide hormones
synapses
autism
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/22466

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