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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2020

2. Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Neonatal Oxytocin and Brain Development

ey0017.2-22 | Neonatal Oxytocin and Brain Development | ESPEYB17

2.22. Expression of synaptic proteins in the hippocampus is modulated by neonatal oxytocin treatment

B Filova , A Reichova , M Zatkova , A Srancikova , S Bukatova , Z Bacova , J Bakos

To read the full abstract: Neurosci Lett. 2020 Apr 23;725:134912. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134912. Epub 2020 Mar 12. PMID: 32173625Oxytocin is the main neuropeptide regulating sociality and is expressed in neurons exclusively localized in the hypothalamus. Abnormalities in oxytocin signaling are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Oxytocin plays a role in th...