Oxytocin in General Anxiety and Social Fear: A Translational Approach

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been revealed as a profound anxiolytic and antistress factor of the brain, besides its many prosocial and reproductive effects. Therefore, there is substantial scientific and medical interest in its potential therapeutic use for the treatment of psychopathologies...

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Published in:	Biological psychiatry (1969) Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 213 - 221
Main Authors:	Neumann, Inga D., Slattery, David A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2016
Subjects:	Amygdala Anxiety Anxiety - metabolism Fear Fear - physiology Fear - psychology Human Humans Oxytocin - metabolism Phobic Disorders - metabolism Psychiatric/Mental Health Rodent Social anxiety Social Behavior Human Fear Anxiety Amygdala Rodent Social anxiety
ISSN:	0006-3223, 1873-2402
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