Marsha L. Pierce

Oxytocin Variants Induce Cellular Signaling and Neurite Outgrowth in Human-Derived Neuron-like SH-SY5Y Cell Line

In the central nervous system, the neuropeptide oxytocin stimulates neural networks that regulate social behaviors, including social attachment, aggression, and complex social cognition. Perturbations in oxytocin and/or oxytocin receptor expression results in social behavioral deficits and are associated with a number...