| 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 |