Carter C Sue, Bluthé Rose-Marie, Connelly Jessica J, Kingsbury Marcy A
University of Virginia and the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, USA.
Toulouse, France.
Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2024 Oct 31;20:100273. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2024.100273. eCollection 2024 Nov.
For decades it was believed that oxytocin was "just a female hormone." This was a mistake. In the 21st century it has become clear that oxytocin arose from ancient roots, and acquired dozens of diverse functions throughout the mammalian body. This Special Issue of brings together a series of fifteen papers describing different facets and functions of oxytocin. Each author was invited to describe her perspectives on oxytocin, as well as to share experiences that led them to study this remarkable molecule. Many of these stories are highly personal and set in the context of what it means to be a female and to be an academic scientist. Oxytocin is not "just" a female hormone and these articles are not "just" routine descriptions of scientific facts. The readers are invited to join us in a celebration of the molecule that made us human.
几十年来，人们一直认为催产素“只是一种女性激素”。这是个错误。在21世纪，很明显催产素有着古老的根源，并在整个哺乳动物体内获得了几十种不同的功能。本期特刊汇集了一系列十五篇论文，描述了催产素的不同方面和功能。每位作者都受邀描述她对催产素的看法，并分享促使他们研究这种非凡分子的经历。其中许多故事非常个人化，且是在作为女性和学术科学家意味着什么的背景下展开的。催产素并非“仅仅”是一种女性激素，这些文章也并非“仅仅”是对科学事实的常规描述。我们邀请读者与我们一同庆祝造就了人类的这种分子。
