 Oxytocin
"Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonapeptide hormone released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). It differs from VASOPRESSIN by two amino acids at residues 3 and 8. Oxytocin acts on SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS, such as causing UTERINE CONTRACTIONS and MILK EJECTION.
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D010121
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D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Simpson EA, Sclafani V, Paukner A, Hamel AF, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ, Ferrari PF. Inhaled oxytocin increases positive social behaviors in newborn macaques. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 May 13; 111(19):6922-7.
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Zimmerman AW, Connors SL. Neuroscience. Could autism be treated prenatally? Science. 2014 Feb 7; 343(6171):620-1.
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Cochran DM, Fallon D, Hill M, Frazier JA. The role of oxytocin in psychiatric disorders: a review of biological and therapeutic research findings. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2013 Sep-Oct; 21(5):219-47.
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Custer EE, Knott TK, Cuadra AE, Ortiz-Miranda S, Lemos JR. P2X purinergic receptor knockout mice reveal endogenous ATP modulation of both vasopressin and oxytocin release from the intact neurohypophysis. J Neuroendocrinol. 2012 Apr; 24(4):674-80.
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Lemos JR, Ortiz-Miranda SI, Cuadra AE, Velázquez-Marrero C, Custer EE, Dad T, Dayanithi G. Modulation/physiology of calcium channel sub-types in neurosecretory terminals. Cell Calcium. 2012 Mar-Apr; 51(3-4):284-92.
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Barger MK, Weiss J, Nannini A, Werler M, Heeren T, Stubblefield PG. Risk factors for uterine rupture among women who attempt a vaginal birth after a previous cesarean: a case-control study. J Reprod Med. 2011 Jul-Aug; 56(7-8):313-20.
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Ortiz-Miranda SI, Dayanithi G, Velázquez-Marrero C, Custer EE, Treistman SN, Lemos JR. Differential modulation of N-type calcium channels by micro-opioid receptors in oxytocinergic versus vasopressinergic neurohypophysial terminals. J Cell Physiol. 2010 Oct; 225(1):276-88.
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Knott TK, Marrero HG, Custer EE, Lemos JR. Endogenous ATP potentiates only vasopressin secretion from neurohypophysial terminals. J Cell Physiol. 2008 Oct; 217(1):155-61.
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Custer EE, Ortiz-Miranda S, Knott TK, Rawson R, Elvey C, Lee RH, Lemos JR. Identification of the neuropeptide content of individual rat neurohypophysial terminals. J Neurosci Methods. 2007 Jul 30; 163(2):226-34.
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Zhou J, Chen J, Zhong R, Mokotoff M, Shultz LD, Ball ED. Targeting gastrin-releasing peptide receptors on small cell lung cancer cells with a bispecific molecule that activates polyclonal T lymphocytes. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 1; 12(7 Pt 1):2224-31.
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