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Oxytocin 2026-08-05 PubMed

DE-71 flame retardant causes autism-like behaviors, deregulates hypothalamic oxytocin, vasopressin, PACAP.

Enduring autism-like phenotypes and deregulated hypothalamic prosocial peptides after early-life exposure to indoor flame retardants in male C57BL/6 mice.

Abstract

Maternal transfer of DE-71 flame retardants induced lasting autism-like phenotypes and deregulated oxytocin, vasopressin, and PACAP systems in male mouse offspring.


Source: pubmed:42552960 · Ingested 2026-08-05 · Digest: gemini-2.5-flash