Oxytocin and vasopressin in rodent behaviors related to social dysfunctions in autism spectrum disorders

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 251, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-94

  Lukas, Michael ^a   Neumann, Inga D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affiliative behavior; Autism; Oxytocin; Social approach; Social memory; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMPULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMPATHY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PREFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; AUTISM; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL APPROACH; SOCIAL MEMORY; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 84880325577     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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