Figure 2.

Diagrammatic representations of the oxytocin- (OT) and arginine-vasopressin- containing (AVP) neural network in rodents. It is noteworthy that OT and AVP immunoreactivity can vary by species, sex, age and social experience [8; 127]. These diagrams represent a compilation of the major OT and AVP projections from several rodent species. In addition to the cell bodies indicated in the diagram there are also accessory nuclei that likely also play an important role. A. OT network: [97; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132]. B. AVP network: [97; 114; 131; 133; 134; 135; 136] Abbreviations: Amygdala (AMY), Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BST), Caudate-putamen (CPU), Cingulate cortex (CC), Dorsal raphe (DR), Hippocampus (HPC), Lateral septum (LS), Locus coeruleus (LC), Medial preoptic area – anterior hypothalamus (MPO AH), Nucleus Accumbens (NaC), Olfactory bulb (OB), Olfactory tubercle (OT), Organum vasculosum laminae teriminalis (OVLT), Parabrachial nucleus (PBN), Paraventricular nucleus (PVN), Periaqueductal grey (PAG), Periventricular nucleus hypothalamus (PV), Prefrontal cortex (PFC), Substantia nigra (SN), Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), Supraoptic nucleus (SON), Ventral pallidum (VP), Ventral tegmental area (VTA)