Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-23

  Dumais, Kelly M ^a   Veenema, Alexa H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Females; Humans; Males; OT receptor; Oxytocin; Rodents; Sex differences; Social behavior; V1a receptor; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR; ARGIPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

BRAIN REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 84959461009     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2015.04.003     Document Type: Review

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