'Love hormone' controls sexual behaviour in mice

Lego or mate? Mice were no more attracted to a mate than to Lego when certain cells were switched off A small group of neurons that respond to the hormone oxytocin are key to controlling sexual behaviour in mice, a team has discovered. The researchers switched off these cells which meant they were no longer receptive to oxytocin. This "love hormone" is already known to be important for many intima

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オキシトシンの分泌がどうコントロールされているのかがわかれば、少子化対策に貢献できる研究といえるのかな。ちょっと調べたら、分泌の因果がはっきりしていないと。そこがちょっと残念。