Oxytocin-mediated social enrichment promotes longer telomeres and novelty seeking

Oxytocin-mediated social enrichment promotes longer telomeres and novelty seeking

The quality of social relationships is a powerful determinant of lifetime health. Here, we explored the impact of social experiences on circulating oxytocin (OT) concentration, telomere length (TL), and novelty-seeking behaviour in male and female rats. Prolonged social housing raised circulating OT...

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Main Authors: Jamshid Faraji, Mitra Karimi, Nabiollah Soltanpour, Alireza Moharrerie, Zahra Rouhzadeh, Hamid lotfi, S Abedin Hosseini, S Yaghoob Jafari, Shabnam Roudaki, Reza Moeeini, Gerlinde AS Metz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
social enrichment
oxytocin
telomere length
novelty seeking
corridor field task
oxytocin antagonist
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/40262

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