The Effect of Oxytocin on Social and Non-Social Behaviour and Striatal Protein Expression in C57BL/6N Mice

Xiaofan Zhang; Qi Li; Min Zhang; Sylvia Lam; Pak Chung Sham; Bitao Bu; Siew Eng Chua; Wei Wang; Grainne Mary McAlonan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145638

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The Effect of Oxytocin on Social and Non-Social Behaviour and Striatal Protein Expression in C57BL/6N Mice

Xiaofan Zhang,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1095 Jiefang Ave., Wuhan, 430030, P.R. China, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (H.K.S.A.R.), China
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Qi Li,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (H.K.S.A.R.), China
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Min Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1095 Jiefang Ave., Wuhan, 430030, P.R. China
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Sylvia Lam,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (H.K.S.A.R.), China
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Pak Chung Sham,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (H.K.S.A.R.), China
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Bitao Bu,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1095 Jiefang Ave., Wuhan, 430030, P.R. China
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Siew Eng Chua,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (H.K.S.A.R.), China
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Wei Wang ,

* E-mail: grainne.mcalonan@kcl.ac.uk (GMA); wwang@vip.126.com (WW)

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1095 Jiefang Ave., Wuhan, 430030, P.R. China
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Grainne Mary McAlonan

* E-mail: grainne.mcalonan@kcl.ac.uk (GMA); wwang@vip.126.com (WW)

Affiliation Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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The Effect of Oxytocin on Social and Non-Social Behaviour and Striatal Protein Expression in C57BL/6N Mice

Xiaofan Zhang,
Qi Li,
Min Zhang,
Sylvia Lam,
Pak Chung Sham,
Bitao Bu,
Siew Eng Chua,
Wei Wang,
Grainne Mary McAlonan

Published: December 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145638

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