A link between oxytocin and serotonin in humans: Supporting evidence from peripheral markers

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 578-583

  Marazziti, Donatella ^a   Baroni, Stefano ^a   Giannaccini, Gino ^a   Betti, Laura ^a   Massimetti, Gabriele ^a   Carmassi, Claudia ^a   Catena Dell'Osso, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3H Par binding; Humans; Oxytocin; Peripheral markers; Platelets; Serotonin (5 HT); Serotonin transporter (SERT)

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; OXYTOCIN; PAROXETINE; PHARMACOLOGICAL BIOMARKER; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRITIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ADULT; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PAROXETINE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84864558141     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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