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Central effects of oxytocin

Central effects of oxytocin PHILIPPE Laboratoire RICHARD, FRANCOISE de Physiologic, Effects of Oxytocin MOOS, AND MARIE-JOSfi FREUND-MERCIER de la Recherche ScientiIque, Unite’ de Recherche Associe’e 309, Centre National Universite’ Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France I. Introduction ........................................................................................... II. Analysis of Central Physiological Effects of Oxytocin ............................................... ............................................................. A. Neuroendocrine regulatory processes B. Oxytocin and centrally mediated autonomic effects .............................................. C. Oxytocin and centrally mediated somatic effects ................................................. III. Analysis of Central Behavioral Effects of Oxytocin .................................................. A. Oxytocin and spontaneous behaviors .............................................................. B. Oxytocin and learned behaviors ................................................................... .................................... IV. Target Areas in the Brain for Oxytocin and Action Mechanisms A. Origin of centrally acting oxytocin ................................................................ B. Does oxytocin act via other neurotransmitters? .................................................. C. Electrophysiological effects of oxytocin at cellular levels ........................................ D. Morphological data: effects of oxytocin on neuronal plasticity ................................... V. General Considerations on Brain Oxytocin-Binding Sites in Relation to Physiological Behavioral Oxytocin Central Effects ............................................................. A. Physiological effects ............................................................................... B. Behavioral effects .................................................................................. ............................................................................. VI. Conclusion and Prognosis 331 332 332 336 340 341 341 345 347 347 350 351 353 and 353 354 355 355 I. INTRODUCTION The neurohypophysial hormone oxytocin was the first neuropeptide to have its structure determined (130), although the peripheral endocrine effect had http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Physiological Reviews The American Physiological Society

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PHILIPPE Laboratoire RICHARD, FRANCOISE de Physiologic, Effects of Oxytocin MOOS, AND MARIE-JOSfi FREUND-MERCIER de la Recherche ScientiIque, Unite’ de Recherche Associe’e 309, Centre National Universite’ Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France I. Introduction ........................................................................................... II. Analysis of Central Physiological Effects of Oxytocin ............................................... ............................................................. A. Neuroendocrine regulatory processes B. Oxytocin and centrally mediated autonomic effects .............................................. C. Oxytocin and centrally mediated somatic effects ................................................. III. Analysis of Central Behavioral Effects of Oxytocin .................................................. A. Oxytocin and spontaneous behaviors .............................................................. B. Oxytocin and learned behaviors ................................................................... .................................... IV. Target Areas in the Brain for Oxytocin and Action Mechanisms A. Origin of centrally acting oxytocin ................................................................ B. Does oxytocin act via other neurotransmitters? .................................................. C. Electrophysiological effects of oxytocin at cellular levels ........................................ D. Morphological data: effects of oxytocin on neuronal plasticity ................................... V. General Considerations on Brain Oxytocin-Binding Sites in Relation to Physiological Behavioral Oxytocin Central Effects ............................................................. A. Physiological effects ............................................................................... B. Behavioral effects .................................................................................. ............................................................................. VI. Conclusion and Prognosis 331 332 332 336 340 341 341 345 347 347 350 351 353 and 353 354 355 355 I. INTRODUCTION The neurohypophysial hormone oxytocin was the first neuropeptide to have its structure determined (130), although the peripheral endocrine effect had

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Published: Apr 1, 1991

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