Elizabeth A. D. Hammock

This study shows that oxytocin excites glutamatergic neurons in the endopiriform nucleus of juvenile mice through OXTR signaling.

The paper investigates changes in the PVN-to-CA2 oxytocin pathway in heart failure rats, finding altered oxytocinergic innervation and reduced OTR-expressing astrocytes.

The paper investigates interference in urinary oxytocin immunoassays using knockout and wildtype mice, finding that common extraction methods fail to eliminate false positives and proposing a new extraction method to reduce interference.

This study shows that oxytocin administration in neonatal Magel2-deficient mice restores hippocampal circuitry and social memory, suggesting therapeutic potential for autism.

This study shows oxytocin reduces spontaneous activity in the visual cortex by enhancing inhibition via somatostatin interneurons, affecting synaptic refinement and sensory processing.

The paper quantifies OTR cell distribution in postnatal mouse brains using fluorescent reporter mice and 3D template brains, revealing spatial and temporal patterns and sexually dimorphic nuclei.