Veening, J. G. and de Jong, T. R. and Waldinger, M. D. and Korte, S. M. and Olivier, B. (2015) The role of oxytocin in male and female reproductive behavior. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, 753. pp. 209-228. ISSN 0014-2999, 1879-0712
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Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide with an impressive variety of physiological functions. Among them, the 'prosocial' effects have been discussed in several recent reviews, but the direct effects on male and female sexual behavior did receive much less attention so far. As our contribution to honor the lifelong interest of Berencl Olivier in the control mechanisms of sexual behavior, we decided to explore the role of OT in the present review. In the successive sections, some physiological mechanisms and the 'pairbonding' effects of OT will be discussed, followed by sections about desire, female appetitive and copulatory behavior, including lordosis and orgasm. At the male side, the effects on erection and ejaculation are reviewed, followed by a section about premature ejaculation' and a possible role of OT in its treatment. In addition to OT, serotonin receives some attention as one of the main mechanisms controlling the effects of OT. In the succeeding sections, the importance of OT for 'the fruits of labor' is discussed, as it plays an important role in both maternal and paternal behavior. Finally, we pay attention to an intriguing brain area, the ventrolateral part of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VIV1F1v1), apparently functioning in both sexual and aggressive behavior, which are at first view completely opposite behavioral systems. (C), 2014 Elsevier BA/. All rights reserved,
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM; MIDBRAIN CENTRAL GRAY; VOLES MICROTUS-OCHROGASTER; MESENCEPHALIC CENTRAL GRAY; MALE SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR; MATING-INDUCED FOS; CAUDAL BRAIN-STEM; Oxytocin; Reproductive behavior; Maternal behavior; Paternal behavior; Ejaculation; Ventromedial hypothalamus |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Tierphysiologie/Neurobiologie (Prof. Dr. Inga Neumann) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2019 12:25 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2019 12:25 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/5637 |
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