Lactational transfer of synthetic oxytocin and sex-specific suppression of neurodevelopmental risk gene networks in the rat prefrontal cortex
Gokhan Serce, Tusar Kanti Giri, Minsoo Son, Rencheng Wang, Marie L. Laury, Rebecca George, Katherine B. McCullough, Susan E. Maloney, Eric Tycksen, Young Ah Goo, Arvind Palanisamy
This study shows that synthetic oxytocin administered during postpartum hemorrhage prophylaxis in rats transfers via lactation and specifically suppresses neurodevelopmental risk gene networks in male offspring prefrontal cortex.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience