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. 2026 Sep 3;7(5):100. doi: 10.3390/neurosci7050100
ANOVA Analysis of variance
AVP Arginine vasopressin
Ca2+ Calcium
[Ca2+]i Intracellular calcium
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
EC50 Half-maximal effective concentration
EMAX Efficacy; maximal effect
FBS Fetal bovine serum
FLIPR Fluorescence imaging plate reader
FMP FLIPR membrane potential
GPCR G-protein-coupled receptor
HEK Human embryonic kidney
hOTR Human oxytocin receptor
hOTR-CHO Human oxytocin receptor-expressing Chinese hamster ovary cells
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
Leu8-OT Consensus mammalian sequence, leucine-8 oxytocin
MEF2A Myocyte enhancer factor 2A
OT Oxytocin
Pro8-OT Proline-8 oxytocin
R2 Goodness of fit
SBN Social behavioral network
SERCA Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase
Tg Thapsigargin
V1a Vasopressin 1a
V1b Vasopressin 1b
Val3-Pro8-OT Valine-3, proline-8 oxytocin