OXYTOCIN [10mg]

Preclinical and translational research has examined oxytocin across four broad domains: social behavior and affiliative signaling, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulation, peripheral tissue effects (gut motility, uterine contractility, mammary gland function), and wound healing dynamics in animal models. Kosfeld, Heinrichs, and colleagues at the University of Zurich demonstrated in a widely-cited 2005 study that intranasal oxytocin administration increased trust behavior in a controlled economic game paradigm. Carter, Young, and Insel have contributed substantially to the literature on central oxytocin signaling and social cognition in both rodent and primate models. All findings referenced here derive from preclinical or experimental models and have not been validated in controlled long-term clinical trials.