2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Neural mechanisms for social behavior: roles of neurohypophyseal hormones
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24659110
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Environmental physiology (including Physical medicine and Nutritional physiology)
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| Research Institution | Jichi Medical University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 下垂体後葉ホルモン |
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| Research Abstract |
Oxytocin-oxytocin receptor systems play important roles in the control of social behaviors. Oxytocin-synthesizing neurons are localized not only in the hypothalamus but also in the bed nucleus of stria termninalis. However, it is not clear which oxytocin-synthesizing neurons are involved in social behaviors. On the other hand, oxytocin receptors can be activated by oxytocin and vasopressin. We tried to establish a method for destroying local oxytocin- or vasopressin-synthesizing neurons. We successfully destroyed vasopressin-synthesizing neurons in the olfactory bulb.
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Research Products
(22 results)
