Oxytocin meaning

Recent Examples on the Web The Odd-nosed monkeys living in extremely cold locations developed more efficient pathways for dopamine and oxytocin. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023 Using medical lumbar puncture to validate nasal oxytocin in humans is a great idea. — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2013 Lower testosterone and higher serotonin enhance the effects of the hormone oxytocin on social bonding. — Brian Hare, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020 The researchers demonstrated this by deleting genes linked to producing and absorbing oxytocin in the brains of zebrafish, a small tropical fish often used for research. — Christina Larson, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023 Drugs intended to mimic the functions of oxytocin and vasopressin have, so far, not lived up to their therapeutic potential. — Steven Phelps, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023 And when researchers experimentally block the action of oxytocin, mice lose the ability to recognize socially important individuals. — Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2023 The results with the oxytocin were also interesting. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2023 The UC Berkley team decided to test the effects of oxytocin using animal models. — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2014 See More These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'oxytocin.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Etymology ent...