TABLE 4.

OXT changes in the PVN and SON after ES.

References	Model	Species	M/F	Age	OXT system changes
Wang et al., 2014	PD	Mandarin vole	M/F	Infant	↓ OXT-ir in PVN and SON
Tsuda et al., 2011	MS	Mouse	M	Juvenile	↑ OXT-ir in PVN
Wei et al., 2013	PI	Mandarin vole	M	Adult	↓ OXT-ir in PVN	Immunoreactivity
Veenema et al., 2007	MS	Mouse	M	Adult	No change in OXT-ir in PVN
Veenema et al., 2007	MS	Mouse	F	Adult	↓ OXT-ir in PVN

Conventions as in Table 3. M, male; F, female; PD, paternal deprivation; OXT-ir, oxytocin immunoreactivity; PVN, hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus; SON, hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus; MS, maternal separation.