Oxytocin and carbetocin ameliorating effects on restraint stress-induced short- and long-term behavioral changes in rats.
OBJECTIVES: Carbetocin (CBT), an oxytocin (OXY) analog, was designed to exert prolonged peripheral actions. It has also been proposed as potential therapeutic mean in certain psychiatric disorders where OXY role has been implicated. This study examined the effects of both peptides on behavior of naive and restraint stress exposed rats i.....
