Oxytocin — A neuropeptide for affiliation: Evidence from behavioral, receptor autoradiographic, and comparative studies

The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus: Cytoarchitectonic subdivisions and organization of projections to the pituitary, dorsal vagal complex, and spinal cord as demonstrated by retrograde fluorescence double‐labeling methods

1980 • 1,391 citations

Immunohistochemical identification of neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that project to the medulla or to the spinal cord in the rat

1982 • 1,149 citations

Autoradiographic differentiation of mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors in the rat forebrain and midbrain

1988 • 980 citations

Intra- and extrahypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin pathways in the rat

1978 • 824 citations

Oxytocin receptor distribution reflects social organization in monogamous and polygamous voles.

1992 • 821 citations

Induction of maternal behavior in virgin rats after intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin

1979 • 818 citations

The Neurobiology of the Amygdala

1972 • 817 citations

Synthesis, Transport, and Release of Posterior Pituitary Hormones

1980 • 814 citations

Oxytocin Induces Maternal Behavior in Virgin Female Rats

1982 • 755 citations

Comparison between the behavioural effects of septal and hippocampal lesions: A review

1983 • 666 citations

Anatomical neuroendocrinology

1982 • 592 citations

THE SEQUENCE OF AMINO ACIDS IN OXYTOCIN, WITH A PROPOSAL FOR THE STRUCTURE OF OXYTOCIN

1953 • 553 citations

Plasma Oxytocin Increases in the Human Sexual Response*

1987 • 546 citations

Beta-endorphin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of monkeys are influenced by grooming relationships

1989 • 521 citations

The biology of social attachments: opiates alleviate separation distress.

1978 • 465 citations

The mating system of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster: Field and laboratory evidence for pair-bonding

1981 • 457 citations

Endogenous Peptides and Learning and Memory Processes

1981 • 454 citations

Oxytocin Receptors: Triggers for Parturition and Lactation?

1979 • 395 citations

Intracerebroventricular Oxytocin Stimulates Maternal Behaviour in the Sheep

1987 • 364 citations

Blood-brain barrier transcytosis of insulin in developing rabbits

1987 • 348 citations

Vasopressin, oxytocin, dynorphin, enkephalin and corticotrophin‐releasing factor mRNA stimulation in the rat.

1987 • 322 citations

Possible Role for Endogenous Oxytocin in Estrogen-Facilitated Maternal Behavior in Rats

1985 • 321 citations

Changes In Oxytocin and Vasopressin Secretion During Sexual Activity in Men

1987 • 318 citations

Oxytocin Unlike Vasopressin Is a Stress Hormone in the Rat

1983 • 300 citations

Inhibition of post-partum maternal behaviour in the rat by injecting an oxytocin antagonist into the cerebral ventricles

1987 • 295 citations

Correlation between Oxytocin Receptor Concentration and Responsiveness to Oxytocin in Pregnant Rat Myometrium: Effects of Ovarian Steroids*

1983 • 259 citations

125I-labelled d(CH2)5[Tyr(Me)2,Thr4,Tyr-NH29]OVT: a selective oxytocin receptor ligand

1988 • 245 citations

Lesions of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus disrupt the initiation of maternal behavior

1989 • 239 citations

Social organization in free-living prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster

1986 • 239 citations

Dissociation of oxytocin, vasopressin and corticotropin secretion during different types of stress

1984 • 234 citations

Vaginal Stimulation: An Important Determinant of Maternal Bonding in Sheep

1983 • 228 citations

Increased plasma levels of oxytocin in response to afferent electrical stimulation of the sciatic and vagal nerves and in response to touch and pinch in anaesthetized rats

1988 • 227 citations

Endogenous opiates regulate oxytocin but not vasopressin secretion from the neurohypophysis

1982 • 227 citations

Oxytocin facilitates the sexual receptivity of estrogen-treated female rats

1986 • 227 citations

Oxytocin and Vasopressin Gene Expression in the Hypothalamo-Neurohypophyseal System of the Rat During the Estrous Cycle, Pregnancy, and Lactation

1988 • 227 citations

Appearance and transient expression of oxytocin receptors in fetal, infant, and peripubertal rat brain studied by autoradiography and electrophysiology

1989 • 224 citations

Behavioral Effects of Progesterone Associated with Rapid Modulation of Oxytocin Receptors

1990 • 223 citations

Vasopressin and oxytocin release in the brain - a synaptic event

1982 • 216 citations

Rat pup ultrasonic isolation calls: Possible mediation by the benzodiazepine receptor complex

1986 • 213 citations

The comparative distribution of forebrain receptors for neurohypophyseal peptides in monogamous and polygamous mice

1991 • 206 citations

Gonadal steroids regulate oxytocin receptors but not vasopressin receptors in the brain of male and female rats. An autoradiographical study

1990 • 206 citations

Estradiol Modulates Density of Putative Oxytocin Receptors’ in Discrete Rat Brain Regions

1986 • 200 citations

Oxytocin induces morphological plasticity in the adult hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system

1986 • 199 citations

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors in Rat Forebrain: Autoradiographic Identification

1984 • 194 citations

Ascending Endorphin Inhibition of Distress Vocalization

1981 • 194 citations

Pharmacological characteristics and anatomical distribution of [3H]oxytocin-binding sites in the wistar rat brain studied by autoradiography

1987 • 192 citations

Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of Acetylcholinesterase, Monoamines and Oxytocin during Labour, Parturition, Vaginocervical Stimulation, Lamb Separation and Suckling in Sheep

1986 • 188 citations

Oxytocin induction of short-latency maternal behavior in nulliparous, estrogen-primed female rats

1984 • 185 citations

Oxytocin-induced penile erection and yawning: Site of action in the brain

1986 • 184 citations

Central administration of oxytocin modulates the infant rats response to social isolation

1991 • 184 citations

Oxytocin stimulates lordosis behavior in female rats

1985 • 180 citations

Mammalian parenting; biochemical, neurobiological and behavioral determinants

1991 • 178 citations

Intracranial dialysis measurement of oxytoxin, monoamine and uric acid release from the olfactory bulb and substantia nigra of sheep during parturition, suckling, separation from lambs and eating

1988 • 176 citations

Animal Models in Psychopharmacology

1991 • 175 citations

Microdialysis measurement of oxytocin, aspartate, γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamate release from the olfactory bulb of the sheep during vaginocervical stimulation

1988 • 167 citations

Topography of binding sites for neurohypophyseal hormones in rat brain

1985 • 164 citations

Oxytocin and sexual behaviour in the male rat and rabbit

1985 • 159 citations

Carbachol and oxytocin stimulate the generation of inositol phosphates in the guinea pig myometrium

1986 • 159 citations

Oxytocin improves male copulatory performance in rats

1985 • 152 citations

Social status in pairs of male squirrel monkeys determines the behavioral response to central oxytocin administration

1991 • 146 citations

Differential Clearance of Neurophysin and Neurohypophysial Peptides from the Cerebrospinal Fluid in Conscious Guinea Pigs

1982 • 146 citations

Distribution of somatostatin receptors in the human brain: An autoradiographic study

1986 • 144 citations

Opiate antagonists stimulate affiliative behaviour in monkeys

1982 • 141 citations

A Selective Oxytocin Antagonist Attenuates Progesterone Facilitation of Female Sexual Behavior

1991 • 140 citations

Oxytocin and Vasopressin Immunoreactivity in Hypothalamic and Extrahypothalamic Sites in Late Pregnant and Postpartum Rats

1987 • 136 citations

Localized actions of progesterone in hypothalamus involve oxytocin.

1989 • 134 citations

Oxytocin antiserum delays onset of ovarian steroid-induced maternal behavior

1985 • 134 citations

Oxytocin potently enhances novelty-induced grooming behavior in the rat

1986 • 132 citations

Differential Localization of Estrogen Receptors in Various Vasopressin Synthesizing Nuclei of the Rat Brain

1990 • 131 citations

The oxytocin antagonist d(CH2)5Tyr(Me)-Orn8-vasotocin inhibits male copulatory behaviour in rats

1988 • 129 citations

Ontogeny of oxytocin receptors in rat forebrain: A quantitative study

1989 • 127 citations

Contemporary sexual behavior. Critical issues in the 1970's

1973 • 125 citations

Ontogeny of substance P receptor binding sites in rat brain

1986 • 123 citations

Infant's response to social separation reflects adult differences in affiliative behavior: A comparative developmetal study in prairie and montane voles

1990 • 123 citations

Topography of the oxytocin receptor system in rat brain: an autoradiographical study with a selective radioiodinated oxytocin antagonist.

1988 • 121 citations

Postpartum Increases in Brain Oxytocin Binding

1986 • 115 citations

Effect of estrogen treatment on plasma oxytocin and vasopressin in ovariectomized rats.

1979 • 113 citations

An immuno-electronmicroscopical study comparing vasopressin, oxytocin, substance P and enkephalin containing nerve terminals in the nucleus of the solitary tract of the rat

1983 • 111 citations

Central Nervous System Distribution of Vasopressin, Oxytocin, and Neurophysin

1981 • 110 citations

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Estrogen-Stimulated Neurophysin: Daily Patterns of Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid

1982 • 103 citations

Identification and Characterization of Two Classes of Receptors for Oxytocin and Vasopressin in Porcine Tunica Albuginea, Epididymis, and Vas Deferens

1987 • 101 citations

Medial preoptic area oxytocin and female sexual receptivity.

1989 • 101 citations

Oxytocin-induced facilitation of lordosis behaviour in rats is progesterone-dependent

1987 • 99 citations

[3H]oxytocin binding sites in the rat brain demonstrated by quantitative light microscopic autoradiography

1984 • 99 citations

Anatomical Localization of the Effects of 17β-Estradiol on Oxytocin Receptor Binding in the Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus*

1989 • 96 citations

Opiate regulation of maternal behavior in the rat

1983 • 96 citations

Light microscopic autoradiographic localization of [3H]oxytocin binding sites in the rat brain, pituitary and mammary gland

1985 • 94 citations

Regulation of the Rat Oxytocin Gene by Estradiol

1990 • 93 citations

Oxytocin Receptor Binding in Female Prairie Voles: Endogenous and Exogenous Oestradiol Stimulation

1991 • 93 citations

Medial preoptic area oxytocin and female sexual receptivity.

1989 • 92 citations

Differences in affiliative behavior, pair bonding, and vaginal cytology in two species of vole (Microtus ochrogaster and M. montanus).

1990 • 89 citations

Changes in pituitary oxytocin and vasopressin during the estrous cycle and after ovarian hormones: Evidence for mediation by norepinephrine

1978 • 88 citations

Time Course of the Estradiol-Dependent Induction of Oxytocin Receptor Binding in the Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus of the Rat*

1989 • 87 citations

Cyclic Variation of Oxytocin in the Blood of Pituitary Portal Vessels of Rats

1984 • 81 citations

Oxytocin-secreting neurones: a physiological model for structural plasticity in the adult mammalian brain

1987 • 79 citations

The ontogeny of brain receptors for corticotropin-releasing factor and the development of their functional association with adenylate cyclase

1988 • 79 citations

Variations in concentration of oxytocin and vasopressin in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus during the estrous cycle in rats

1986 • 78 citations

The ability of oxytocin to induce short latency maternal behavior is dependent on peripheral anosmia.

1987 • 77 citations

Endogenous opioids: Do they modulate the rat pup's response to social isolation?

1991 • 76 citations

Changes in immunostaining for oxytocin in the forebrain of the female rat during late pregnancy, parturition and early lactation

1989 • 75 citations

Electrophysiological Actions of Oxytocin on Hypothalamic Neurons in vitro: Neuropharmacological Characterization and Effects of Ovarian Steroids

1991 • 75 citations

Intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin and maternal behavior in rats after prolonged and acute steroid pretreatment

1983 • 75 citations

UNIT ACTIVITY IN THE PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS OF FEMALE RATS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE AND AFTER OVARIECTOMY, WITH OR WITHOUT OESTROGEN OR PROGESTERONE TREATMENT

1973 • 74 citations

Endogenous opioids: Do they modulate the rat pup's response to social isolation?

1991 • 74 citations

The ontogeny of brain neurotensin receptors studied by autoradiography

1988 • 73 citations

The Regulation of Oxytocin Receptor Binding in the Ventromedial Hypothalaimic Nucleus by Testosterone and Its Metabolites*

1991 • 70 citations

MILK-EJECTION ACTIVITY (OXYTOCIN) IN PERIPHERAL VENOUS BLOOD IN MAN DURING LACTATION AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH COITUS

1969 • 69 citations

Neurohypophyseal hormones and excessive grooming behaviour

1990 • 69 citations

Direct evidence for electrical coupling among rat supraoptic nucleus neurons

1988 • 68 citations

Oxytocin in Plasma of Pregnant, Lactating and Cycling Ewes During Vaginal Stimulation

1968 • 65 citations

Oxytocin Receptor Distribution Reflects Social Organization in Monogamous and Polygamous Voles

1992 • 62 citations

The ability of oxytocin to induce short latency maternal behavior is dependent on peripheral anosmia.

1987 • 62 citations

Homologous regulation of brain oxytocin receptors.

1992 • 61 citations

Effect of varying the duration of pre-test cage habituation on oxytocin induction of short-latency maternal behavior

1986 • 60 citations

Correlation between oxytocin neuronal sensitivity and oxytocin receptor binding: an electrophysiological and autoradiographical study comparing rat and guinea pig hippocampus.

1989 • 57 citations

Oxytocin Concentrations during the Neonatal Period

1981 • 56 citations

Changes in oxytocin content in the magnocellular neurons of the rat hypothalamus following water deprivation or estrogen treatment

1981 • 56 citations

Ontogeny of vasopressin and oxytocin binding sites in the brain of Wistar and Brattleboro rats as demonstrated by lightmicroscopical autoradiography.

1989 • 56 citations

Does oxytocin play a role in the onset of maternal behaviour in the rat?

1984 • 54 citations

Oxytocin reinstates maternal olfactory cues for nipple orientation and attachment in rat pups

1978 • 51 citations

Intraventricular oxytoxin induces yawning and penile erection in rats

1985 • 50 citations

Sites of behavioral and neurochemical action of ACTH-like peptides and neurohypophyseal hormones

1983 • 48 citations

The absorption of ¹²⁵I‐labelled immunoglobulin G by different regions of the gut in young rats

1974 • 45 citations

Release of Oxytocin into Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid by Electrical Stimulation of the Hypothalamus or Neural Lobe in the Rat

1983 • 44 citations

Behavioral stress decreases plasma oxytocin concentrations in primates

1985 • 44 citations

Influence of Oxytocin on Sexual Behavior in Male Rabbits

1963 • 43 citations

Oxytocin and maternal behavior.

1990 • 42 citations

CENTRAL MODULATION OF IMMUNOREACTIVE ARGININE VASOPRESSIN AND OXYTOCIN SECRETION INTO THE HYPOPHYSIAL-PORTAL CIRCULATION BY CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR.

1985 • 41 citations

Evolutionary origins of neuropeptides, hormones, and receptors: possible applications to immunology

1985 • 41 citations

Electrophysiological Evidence for Oxytocin Receptors on Neurones Located in the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus Nerve in the Rat Brainstem

1988 • 37 citations

EFFECTS OF MATING ON LEVELS OF OXYTOCIN AND PROLACTIN IN THE PLASMA OF MALE AND FEMALE RABBITS

1981 • 36 citations

Penile erection and yawning induced by oxytocin and related peptides: Structure-activity relationship

1989 • 32 citations

The biology of social bonding in a monogamous mammal

1989 • 29 citations

Interrelationships between Sexual Responsiveness, Birth, and Breast Feeding

1992 • 23 citations

Understanding Brains by Comparing Taxa

1984 • 16 citations

Oxytocin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in the Medial Preoptic Area are Increased During Lactation

1990 • 13 citations

Hormones, brain and behavior in vertebrates

1991 • 12 citations

The role of oxytocin in salt and water balance

1984 • 11 citations

Induction of lordosis responsiveness by vaginal stimulation in rats is independent of anterior or posterior pituitary hormones

1977 • 10 citations

An unusual pattern of copulatory behavior in a South American cricetid rodent: Akodon molinae..

1990 • 2 citations

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