Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: Sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior

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作者：Kelly M. Dumais ; ^{kelly.dumais@bc.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Alexa H. Veenema
关键词：Vasopressin ; Oxytocin ; V1a receptor ; OT receptor ; Social behavior ; Sex differences ; Males ; Females ; Rodents ; Humans
刊名：Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
出版年：2016
出版时间：January 2016
年：2016
卷：40
期：Complete
页码：1-23
全文大小：1930 K

文摘

•: VP and V1aR in the brain are typically higher in males than in females across species.
•: Across species, fewer sex differences have been reported for OT and OTR than VP and V1aR.
•: If sex differences are reported, OT is higher in females while OTR is higher in males.
•: VP and OT systems very often modulate social behaviors in sex-specific ways.
•: V1aR and OTR show distinct and largely non-overlapping expression in the rodent brain.