Communications Biology (Sep 2022)
Oestrogen-dependent hypothalamic oxytocin expression with changes in feeding and body weight in female rats
- Kazuaki Nishimura,
- Kiyoshi Yoshino,
- Naofumi Ikeda,
- Kazuhiko Baba,
- Kenya Sanada,
- Yasuki Akiyama,
- Haruki Nishimura,
- Kentaro Tanaka,
- Satomi Sonoda,
- Hiromichi Ueno,
- Mitsuhiro Yoshimura,
- Takashi Maruyama,
- Toru Hachisuga,
- Yoichi Ueta
Affiliations
- Kazuaki Nishimura
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Kiyoshi Yoshino
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Naofumi Ikeda
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Kazuhiko Baba
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Kenya Sanada
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Yasuki Akiyama
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Haruki Nishimura
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Kentaro Tanaka
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Satomi Sonoda
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Hiromichi Ueno
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Mitsuhiro Yoshimura
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Takashi Maruyama
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Toru Hachisuga
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital
- Yoichi Ueta
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03889-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 5,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
Following fluorescently tagged oxytocin in hypothalamic nuclei of rats, its regulation by oestrogen and a variation of oxytocin dynamics between sexes is shown.
