Oxytocin is often nicknamed the "love hormone" and frequently makes headlines in the press. But behind this idyllic image, ...

Oxytocin, a hormone linked to bonding behaviors, might also help mice modulate their pregnancies. Someday, this line of ...

A study led by NYU Langone Health discovered that oxytocin delays embryo development in stressed mice, providing insights ...

in Neuron has turned 40 years of oxytocin research on its head by showing that voles without oxytocin receptors still form pair bonds. The finding might hold clues as to why researchers have had mixed ...

Consequently, researchers have turned their attention to cinnamic acid, a small molecule that can activate oxytocin receptor expression. They found that treatment with cinnamic acid led to an ...

Prairie Voles Without Oxytocin Receptors Can Bond With Mates and Young Jan. 27, 2023 — The vital role of oxytocin -- the 'love hormone' -- for social attachments is being called into question.

In another part of the study, the team searched for a mechanism that would allow embryos to react to an oxytocin surge. They found that the hormone can bind to special proteins called receptors on ...

Oxytocin binds to oxytocin receptors on the cell surfaces of uterine muscle. Once bound to these receptors, oxytocin activates the phospholipase C-inositol pathway, which results in the release of ...

Animal studies and pilot experiments in men indicate that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin limits food intake, and raise the question of its potential to improve metabolic control in obesity.

Scientists have discovered that oxytocin, commonly known as the "love hormone," may help pause early pregnancy by triggering ...

Embryos without oxytocin receptors can still undergo diapause, Chao noted, so there are probably multiple signals that can trigger the pause. However, oxytocin seems to be important for the ...