Tag: oxytocin

October 11, 2022

Characterizing social impairments and the role of dopamine in autism rat models

December 17, 2021

SFARI 2021 Pilot awardees announced

Neuromuscular junction. Fluorescent confocal light micrograph of the junction between a nerve cell and a muscle (not seen). The axon of the nerve cell (neuron) has been tagged with a blue dye. The axon ends at end plates, which form junctions called synapses with the muscle cells. The end plates have been dyed red here by tagging them with the snake venom alpha-bungarotoxin, which binds to them. When a nerve signal reaches the synapse, it causes the synaptic vesicles to rupture, releasing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The protein synaptophysin, found in the vesicles, is dyed green. Acetylcholine binds to receptors on the muscle cells, causing them to contract. Magnification: x120 when printed 10cm wide.

March 01, 2021

Investigating social communication and attachment deficits in prairie vole models of autism

January 01, 2021

Neuromodulatory control of cerebellar non-motor functions in mouse models of autism

September 29, 2020

SFARI spring 2020 science meeting goes online By Michele Solis

August 07, 2020

Paraventricular oxytocin neurons support social behavior By Brigitta Gundersen

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