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Oxytocin in General Anxiety and Social Fear: A Translational Approach by Neumann, Inga D, Slattery, David A

“…Abstract The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been revealed as a profound anxiolytic and antistress factor of the brain, besides its many prosocial and…”
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Using the rat forced swim test to assess antidepressant-like activity in rodents by Slattery, David A, Cryan, John F

“…The forced swim test (FST) is one of the most commonly used animal models for assessing antidepressant-like behavior. This protocol details using the FST in…”
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Carbon assimilation in crops at high temperatures by Slattery, Rebecca A., Ort, Donald R.

“…Global temperatures are rising, and higher rates of temperature increase are projected over land areas that encompass the globe's major agricultural regions…”
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Brain Oxytocin in Social Fear Conditioning and Its Extinction: Involvement of the Lateral Septum by ZOICAS, Iulia, SLATTERY, David A, NEUMANN, Inga D

“…Central oxytocin (OXT) has anxiolytic and pro-social properties both in humans and rodents, and has been proposed as a therapeutic option for anxiety and…”
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The Impacts of Fluctuating Light on Crop Performance by Slattery, Rebecca A., Walker, Berkley J., Weber, Andreas P. M., Ort, Donald R.

“…Rapidly changing light conditions can reduce carbon gain and productivity in field crops because photosynthetic responses to light fluctuations are not…”
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Modelling depression in animals: at the interface of reward and stress pathways by Slattery, D. A., Cryan, J. F.

“…Rationale Despite substantial research efforts the aetiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) remains poorly understood, which is due in part to the…”
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Dose-dependent effects of chronic central infusion of oxytocin on anxiety, oxytocin receptor binding and stress-related parameters in mice by Peters, Sebastian, Slattery, David A, Uschold-Schmidt, Nicole, Reber, Stefan O, Neumann, Inga D

“…Abstract Chronic psychosocial stress is a recognized risk factor for various affective and somatic disorders. In an established murine model of chronic…”
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No stress please! Mechanisms of stress hyporesponsiveness of the maternal brain by Slattery, David A., Neumann, Inga D.

“…The time around birth is accompanied by behavioural and physiological adaptations of the maternal brain, which ensure reproductive functions, maternal care and…”
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The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Facilitates Pro-Social Behavior and Prevents Social Avoidance in Rats and Mice by LUKAS, Michael, TOTH, Lulia, REBER, Stefan O, SLATTERY, David A, VEENEMA, Alexa H, NEUMANN, Inga D

“…Social avoidance and social phobia are core symptoms of various psychopathologies but their underlying etiology remains poorly understood. Therefore, this…”
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Using animal models to study post‐partum psychiatric disorders by Perani, C V, Slattery, D A

“…The post‐partum period represents a time during which all maternal organisms undergo substantial plasticity in a wide variety of systems in order to ensure the…”
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Sex- and cycle-dependent changes in spine density and size in hippocampal CA2 neurons by Jabra, Sharif, Rietsche, Michael, Muellerleile, Julia, O’Leary, Aet, Slattery, David A., Deller, Thomas, Fellenz, Meike

“…Sex hormones affect structural and functional plasticity in the rodent hippocampus. However, hormone levels not only differ between males and females, but also…”
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Minocycline alters behavior, microglia and the gut microbiome in a trait-anxiety-dependent manner by Schmidtner, Anna K., Slattery, David A., Gläsner, Joachim, Hiergeist, Andreas, Gryksa, Katharina, Malik, Victoria A., Hellmann-Regen, Julian, Heuser, Isabella, Baghai, Thomas C., Gessner, André, Rupprecht, Rainer, Di Benedetto, Barbara, Neumann, Inga D.

“…Major depressive disorder is the main cause of disability worldwide with imperfect treatment options. However, novel therapeutic approaches are currently…”
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Central administration of oxytocin receptor ligands affects cued fear extinction in rats and mice in a timepoint-dependent manner by Toth, Iulia, Neumann, Inga D., Slattery, David A.

“…Rationale Oxytocin (OXT) has been proposed as a potential therapeutic agent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objectives We aimed to verify whether…”
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Social Fear Conditioning: A Novel and Specific Animal Model to Study Social Anxiety Disorder by TOTH, Lulia, NEUMANN, Inga D, SLATTERN, David A

“…Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a major health concern with high lifetime prevalence. The current medication is rather unspecific and, despite considerable…”
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Hippocampal Plasticity during the Peripartum Period: Influence of Sex Steroids, Stress and Ageing by Galea, L. A. M., Leuner, B., Slattery, D. A.

“…The peripartum period is accompanied by dramatic changes in hormones and a host of new behaviours in response to experience with offspring. Both maternal…”
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De Novo Protein Synthesis Mediated by the Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 2 Is Required for the Anxiolytic Effect of Oxytocin by Martinetz, Stefanie, Meinung, Carl-Philipp, Jurek, Benjamin, von Schack, David, van den Burg, Erwin H., Slattery, David A., Neumann, Inga D.

“…The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) mediates its actions, including anxiolysis, via its G protein–coupled OXT receptor. Within the paraventricular nucleus of the…”
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meta-analysis of responses of canopy photosynthetic conversion efficiency to environmental factors reveals major causes of yield gap by Slattery, Rebecca A, Ainsworth, Elizabeth A, Ort, Donald R

“…Improving plant energy conversion efficiency (εc) is crucial for increasing food and bioenergy crop production and yields. Using a meta-analysis, the effects…”
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Exposure to Chronic Pregnancy Stress Reverses Peripartum-Associated Adaptations: Implications for Postpartum Anxiety and Mood Disorders by Hillerer, Katharina M, Reber, Stefan O, Neumann, Inga D, Slattery, David A

“…Maternal adaptations, such as decreased anxiety and attenuated stress responsiveness, are necessary to enable successful postnatal development of the…”
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Photochemical Formic Acid Dehydrogenation by Iridium Complexes: Understanding Mechanism and Overcoming Deactivation by Barrett, Seth M, Slattery, Samuel A, Miller, Alexander J. M

“…The mechanism of photochemical formic acid dehydrogenation catalyzed by [Cp*Ir­(bpy)­(Cl)]+ (1, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) and [Cp*Ir­(bpy-OMe)­(Cl)]+ (1-OMe,…”
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The Ups and Downs of Modelling Mood Disorders in Rodents by Slattery, David A., Cryan, John F.

“…The wide spectrum of disruptions that characterizes major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) highlights the difficulties researchers are posed…”
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