Oxytocin in the medial prefrontal cortex attenuates anxiety: Anatomical and receptor specificity and mechanism of action.

Sabihi, Sara

Oxytocin in the medial prefrontal cortex attenuates anxiety: Anatomical and receptor specificity and mechanism of action. [electronic resource] - Neuropharmacology Oct 2017 - 1-12 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1873-7064

10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.06.024 doi


Animals
Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists--pharmacology
Anxiety--drug therapy
GABA-A Receptor Antagonists--pharmacology
GABAergic Neurons--cytology
Gyrus Cinguli--cytology
Male
Motor Activity--drug effects
Oxytocin--administration & dosage
Prefrontal Cortex--cytology
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptors, GABA-A--metabolism
Receptors, Oxytocin--agonists
Receptors, Vasopressin--metabolism
Synaptic Transmission--drug effects