Oxytocin

dc.contributor.authorCallaghan, PDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMcGregor, ISen_AU
dc.contributor.authorThompson, MRen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-29T02:11:45Zen_AU
dc.date.available2022-09-29T02:11:45Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2010en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-10-28en_AU
dc.description.abstractOxytocin is a nine amino acid neuropeptide (nonapeptide), synthesized in the magnocellular neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus and released both within the brain and from the posterior pituitary gland into the bloodstream. Oxytocin exerts peripheral actions that promote uterine contractions and the milk let-down reflex and is also increasingly recognized for its central effects that can lead to lasting changes in social behavior, mood and emotion in many mammalian species. Recent studies show that intranasal administration of oxytocin can modify social cognition, social memory, interpersonal behavior, and associated brain activation in human subjects. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelbergen_AU
dc.identifier.booktitleEncyclopedia of Psychopharmacologyen_AU
dc.identifier.citationCallaghan, P. D., McGregor, I. S., & Thompson, M. R. (2010). Oxytocin. In: Stolerman, I. P. (ed), Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, (pp. 944-945). doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_1355en_AU
dc.identifier.editorsStolerman, I. P.en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-540-68706-1en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination944-945en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_1355en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/13854en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag Berlin Heidelbergen_AU
dc.subjectAmino acidsen_AU
dc.subjectPeptidesen_AU
dc.subjectBrainen_AU
dc.subjectBlooden_AU
dc.subjectBehavioren_AU
dc.subjectHumansen_AU
dc.subjectOxytocinen_AU
dc.titleOxytocinen_AU
dc.typeBook chapteren_AU
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