Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Oxytocin and Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases: On Overview of Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) Polymorphisms and the Thrifty Phenotype Hypothesis
(Camila Bittencourt Jacondino, Maria Gabriela Valle Gottlieb, Nurse, PhD student Biomedical Gerontology by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, and others)
Chapter 2
Oxytocin in Cardiovascular Control: An Update
(Maja Loziæ, David Murphy, Nina Japundžiæ-Žigon, Institute of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)
Chapter 3
The Influence of Oxytocin on Face-Processing Skills
(Rachel Bennetts and Sarah Bate, Bournemouth University, UK)
Chapter 4
Association among the Aging Process, Obesity, Sexual and Feeding Behavior and Oxytocin Levels: An Interface with Cortisol
(Laura Schlatter Rosemberg, Camila Bittencourt Jacondino, Maria Gabriela Valle Gottlieb, Nutritionist, PhD student Biomedical Gerontology by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, and others)
Index