Role of the oxytocin receptor expressed in the rostral medullary raphe in thermoregulation during cold conditions

Role of the oxytocin receptor expressed in the rostral medullary raphe in thermoregulation during cold conditions

Recent papers have reported that oxytocin (Oxt) and the oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) may be involved in the regulation of food intake in mammals. We therefore suspected the Oxt/Oxtr system to be involved in energy homeostasis. In previous studies, we found a tendency toward obesity in Oxtr-deficient mic...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki eKasahara, Yuko eTateishi, Yuichi eHiraoka, Ayano eOtsuka, Hiroaki eMizukami, Keiya eOzawa, Keisuke eSato, Shizu eHidema, Katsuhiko eNishimori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Oxytocin
energy homeostasis
oxytocin receptor
rostral medullary raphe
body thermoregulation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00180/full

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