Oxytocin is often nicknamed the "love hormone" and frequently makes headlines in the press. But behind this idyllic image, ...

This is not an impartial review. Having long been a convert to the view that the neuropeptide oxytocin is of great importance in social and reproductive behavior and emotions, I am sympathetic to ...

Animal studies and pilot experiments in men indicate that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin limits food intake, and raise the question of its potential to improve metabolic control in obesity.

Areas of expertise Our group works on investigating the molecular genetics of neuropeptide and other hormone receptors ... Key receptors being studied are the vasopressin and oxytocin receptors, novel ...

Discontinuing oxytocin during active labor was associated with a 20% lower risk for cesarean delivery and reduced the risk for uterine tachysystole and non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracings.