Open AccessOxytocin attenuates stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking behavior in male and female mice
Author(s) -
Courtney King,
Howard C. Becker
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychopharmacology/psychopharmacologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.378
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1432-2072
pISSN - 0033-3158
DOI - 10.1007/s00213-019-05233-z
Subject(s) - yohimbine , oxytocin , self administration , extinction (optical mineralogy) , medicine , agonist , psychology , elevated plus maze , alcohol , neuropeptide , social defeat , endocrinology , pharmacology , anxiety , receptor , psychiatry , antagonist , chemistry , mineralogy , biochemistry
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has emerged as a potential therapeutic intervention in the treatment of both alcohol use disorder (AUD) and stress-related psychiatric illnesses.