Systematic literature review of oxytocin behavioral studies (Herpestidae)

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Method synopsis

Comprehensive database search and categorization of oxytocin studies over 60 years, focusing on distinguishing experimental approaches and behavioral contexts. Uses standardized search terms and iterative criteria refinement to generate exhaustive literature lists.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Oxytocin experiments shed light on mechanisms shaping prosocial and antisocial behaviors in non-human mammals (2017), Integrative and Comparative Biology. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Establish search parameters
   Conducted literature search in PubMed Advanced Search Builder at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, limiting searches to key terms occurring in the Title and/or Abstract of each article
   Quantities: Search covered 1956-2015, binned into 5-year intervalsDuration: 60-year span of literatureConditions: Systematic database search using standardized criteria
   Equipment: PubMed Advanced Search Builder
2. Develop inclusion/exclusion criteria
   Used iterative process of running automated queries in PubMed, visually inspecting titles and abstracts for generated results, then repeating until results produced by standardized criteria generated exhaustive appropriate article lists
   Quantities: Three online appendices of criteria establishedDuration: Iterative process until exhaustive lists achievedConditions: Manual inspection and refinement process
   Equipment: PubMed database interface
3. Categorize study types
   Quantified number of studies involving 'oxytocin' in title/abstract, investigated extent of manipulative studies using central or peripheral manipulations, distinguished between prosocial and antisocial behaviors, categorized studies by mating vs social contexts

Typical Equipment

• PubMed Advanced Search Builder
• Database analysis tools

Output Measurements

• publication counts by year
• study type classifications
• experimental approach categories

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Species Studied With This Protocol