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Close encounters with oxytocin

Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2023
The purpose of this narrative review is to use a personal perspective to describe unanticipated and pivotal findings that drew the author into the study oxytocin.
C. Sue Carter
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Patient perception of consent processes for epidural analgesia in induction of labour: a qualitative study

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Women undergoing induction of labour often utilise epidural analgesia. Obtaining consent for labour epidural presents a unique challenge for the obstetric anaesthetist, who must comply with the legal standards of consent. This study explores how women perceive the consent process for epidural analgesia during induction of labour ...
Danna Nitzani, Jacqueline Nicholls, Katherine Maslowski, Robert Craig, Sohail Bampoe, Melissa Whitten, Anne Lanceley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE EFFECT OF A SYNTHETIC OXYTOCIN UPON THE INTRAMAMMARY PRESSURE OF DAIRY COWS [PDF]

, 1966
T. W. Chen, Michael A. MacDonald, R.O. HAWES   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

The aporetic dialogues of Modena on gender differences: Is it all about testosterone? Episode II: Empathy

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract The exploration of gender differences in non‐andrological fields was the core focus of a series of discussions, which took place at the Endocrinology Unit in Modena, Italy in the form of the aporetic dialogue of ancient Greece. This second episode reports the transcript of the actual debate on testosterone's role in defining empathic behavior ...
Giulia Brigante, Clara Lazzaretti, Ali Ahmad, Massimiliano Colzani, Filippo Vignali, Michele Zoli, Manuela Simoni   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive management in pigs: emphasis on the different roles of the boar and on optimal insemination management [PDF]

, 2009
Boars have different roles in the reproductive management in pigs. Boar contact can stimulate follicle development and thereby induce oestrus, both in gilts and sows.
Hazeleger, W., Kemp, B., Langendijk, P., Soede, N.M.   +3 more
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The diagnostic accuracy of different fetal blood sample lactate cutoffs in labor, utilizing the StatStrip Xpress® lactate‐meter: A population‐based observational study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
A fetal blood sample lactate cutoff of ≥5.2 mmol/L balances the need for a high sensitivity for adverse neonatal outcomes with an acceptable number of needed interventions. Abstract Introduction A recent study recommended 5.2 mmol/L as a cutoff for fetal blood sample (FBS) lactate in labor for the StatStrip Lactate®/Lactate Xpress® lactate meter.
Magnus B. Berge, Jørg Kessler, Anne Cathrine Staff, Anne Flem Jacobsen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oxytocin alleviates liver fibrosis via hepatic macrophages

JHEP Reports
Background & Aims: Previous studies demonstrated oxytocin treatment effectiveness in reducing mortality and reversing liver fibrosis in mice. However, the underlying mechanism remains obscure, given the absence of oxytocin receptor expression in ...
Xiangyu Zhai, Hao Zhang, Zhijia Xia, Mingkun Liu, Gang Du, Zhengchen Jiang, Huaxin Zhou, Dan Luo, Dandan Dou, Jingxin Li, Wei Wang, Xiaosong Li, Bin Jin   +12 more
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Modern Views on the Neuropeptide Oxytocin. Part I. Oxytocin Structure, Synthesis, Excretion, Regulation, Inhibition and Metabolism. Oxytocin Receptors (Review)

Журнал медико-биологических исследований
It is known that the behavioural reactions of animals and humans are controlled by a number of neuropeptides. This article examines the modern views of scientists on the physiological effects of oxytocin and its influence on the social behaviour ...
Elena A. Leonova, Albina A. Bakhova, Irina L. Cherednik, Yulia V. Kashina, Aleksandr N. Ardelyan   +4 more
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Neural circuitry for maternal oxytocin release induced by infant cries

bioRxiv, 2021
Silvana Valtcheva, Habon A. Issa, Chloe J. Bair-Marshall, Kathleen A. Martin, Kanghoon Jung, Yiyao Zhang, Hyung-Bae Kwon, R. Froemke   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cephalhaematoma in Sweden, a Population‐Based Register Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The primary aim was to investigate the incidence, birth characteristics, and timing of diagnosis of cephalhaematoma (CH). The secondary aim was to explore associations between CH and complications during the neonatal period and infancy. Methods This is a nationwide population‐based register study of infants (< 12 months) born in Sweden ...
Ulf Högberg, Vineta Fellman, Waney Squier, Knut Wester, Ingemar Thiblin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source