"Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
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| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Gagnon J, Corlin T, Berghella V, Hoffman MK, Sciscione A, Marie PS, Schoen CN. Intracervical Foley catheter with and without oxytocin for labor induction with Bishop score ?3: a secondary analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 07; 3(4):100350.
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Orr L, Reisinger-Kindle K, Roy A, Levine L, Connolly K, Visintainer P, Schoen CN. Combination of Foley and prostaglandins versus Foley and oxytocin for cervical ripening: a network meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 11; 223(5):743.e1-743.e17.
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Rajhans P, Goin-Kochel RP, Strathearn L, Kim S. It takes two! Exploring sex differences in parenting neurobiology and behaviour. J Neuroendocrinol. 2019 09; 31(9):e12721.
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Gallagher LT, Gardner B, Rahman M, Schoen C, Connolly KA, Hankins GD, Saade GR, Saad AF. Cervical Ripening Using Foley Balloon with or without Oxytocin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Perinatol. 2019 03; 36(4):406-421.
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Strathearn L, Kim S, Bastian DA, Jung J, Iyengar U, Martinez S, Goin-Kochel RP, Fonagy P. Visual systemizing preference in children with autism: A randomized controlled trial of intranasal oxytocin. Dev Psychopathol. 2018 05; 30(2):511-521.
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Schoen CN, Grant G, Berghella V, Hoffman MK, Sciscione A. Intracervical Foley Catheter With and Without Oxytocin for Labor Induction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 06; 129(6):1046-1053.
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Zheng K, Lu P, Delpapa E, Bellve K, Deng R, Condon JC, Fogarty K, Lifshitz LM, Simas TAM, Shi F, ZhuGe R. Bitter taste receptors as targets for tocolytics in preterm labor therapy. FASEB J. 2017 09; 31(9):4037-4052.
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Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Nephew BC, Babb JA, Guilarte-Walker Y, Moore Simas TA, Deligiannidis KM. Association of peripartum synthetic oxytocin administration and depressive and anxiety disorders within the first postpartum year. Depress Anxiety. 2017 02; 34(2):137-146.
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Leftwich HK, Gao W, Hibbard JU. Do Different Modes of Labor Induction Affect the Overall Success and Risk of Trial of Labor After Cesarean Section? J Reprod Med. 2017 Jan-Feb; 62(1-2):9-14.
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Kim S, Strathearn L. Oxytocin and Maternal Brain Plasticity. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2016 Sep; 2016(153):59-72.