Regulating the social brain: a new role for CD38.
Centrally released oxytocin regulates maternal behavior, social memory, and social bonding. A recent paper by Jin et al. published in Nature demonstrates that the transmembrane receptor CD38 plays a critical role in regulating social behaviors by regulating the release of OT from hypothalamic neurons.
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Larry J
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. lyoun03@emory.edu
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