Sex-specific regulation of social play in juvenile rats by oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and oxytocin signaling in the nucleus accumbens.

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Title: Sex-specific regulation of social play in juvenile rats by oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and oxytocin signaling in the nucleus accumbens.
Authors: Bowden SM; Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States of America. Electronic address: bowdensa@msu.edu., Becker KD; Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States of America., Luxhoj A; Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States of America., Grinevich V; Department of Neuropeptide Research in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany., Lee JDA; Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States of America., Veenema AH; Neurobiology of Social Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States of America.
Source: Hormones and behavior [Horm Behav] 2026 Jun; Vol. 182, pp. 105949. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 20.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Academic Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0217764 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-6867 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0018506X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Horm Behav Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1095-6867
DOI:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2026.105949