 Oxytocin
"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,
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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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Haaksma CJ, Schwartz RJ, Tomasek JJ. Myoepithelial cell contraction and milk ejection are impaired in mammary glands of mice lacking smooth muscle alpha-actin. Biol Reprod. 2011 Jul; 85(1):13-21.
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Alcock J, Warren AY, Goodson YJ, Hill SJ, Khan RN, Lymn JS. Inhibition of tissue transglutaminase 2 attenuates contractility of pregnant human myometrium. Biol Reprod. 2011 Apr; 84(4):646-53.
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Yrigollen CM, Han SS, Kochetkova A, Babitz T, Chang JT, Volkmar FR, Leckman JF, Grigorenko EL. Genes controlling affiliative behavior as candidate genes for autism. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 May 15; 63(10):911-6.
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Crawley JN, Chen T, Puri A, Washburn R, Sullivan TL, Hill JM, Young NB, Nadler JJ, Moy SS, Young LJ, Caldwell HK, Young WS. Social approach behaviors in oxytocin knockout mice: comparison of two independent lines tested in different laboratory environments. Neuropeptides. 2007 Jun; 41(3):145-63.
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Liu B, Hill SJ, Khan RN. Oxytocin inhibits T-type calcium current of human decidual stromal cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jul; 90(7):4191-7.
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