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Efficacy of Oxytocin in Reducing Blood Loss During Abdominal Myomectomy
Proceedings, 2022 Introduction: The drug of choice for preventing postpartum uterine atony and bleeding is oxytocin. Myomectomy is a procedure that may result in substantial bleeding.
Saira Niaz +3 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019 Background Oxytocin is a key hormone in childbirth, and synthetic oxytocin is widely administered to induce or speed labour. Due to lack of synthetized knowledge, we conducted a systematic review of maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological
Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg +13 more
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Characterization and Expression of Oxytocin and the Oxytocin Receptor
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 2000 Oxytocin, a nonapeptide hormone and neurotransmitter, is expressed in a variety of tissues, as are its receptors. In vivo, oxytocin acts as a paracrine and/or autocrine mediator of multiple biological effects. These effects are exerted primarily through interactions with G-protein-coupled oxytocin/vasopressin receptors, which, via G(q) and G(i ...
H, Shojo, Y, Kaneko
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Barriers and Breakthroughs in Targeting the Oxytocin System to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Development of better treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is urgently needed. One promising opportunity for this development is the potential of targeting the oxytocin peptide system.
Andrey E. Ryabinin, Yangmiao Zhang
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Oxytocin and Estrogen Receptor β in the Brain: An Overview
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2015 Oxytocin is a neuropeptide synthesized primarily by neurons of the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus. These neurons have axons that project into the posterior pituitary and release oxytocin into the bloodstream to promote labor ...
Alexandra eAcevedo-Rodriguez +2 more
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Elevated salivary levels of oxytocin persist more than seven hours after intranasal administration
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2012 We addressed the question how long salivary oxytocin levels remain elevated after intranasal administration, and whether it makes a difference when 16 IU or 24 IU of oxytocin administration is used.
Marinus H. Van IJzendoorn +4 more
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An obligate role of oxytocin neurons in diet induced energy expenditure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Oxytocin neurons represent one of the major subsets of neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus (PVH), a critical brain region for energy homeostasis.
Zhaofei Wu +7 more
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Sex and hormonal status influence the anxiolytic-like effect of oxytocin in mice
Neurobiology of Stress, 2023 Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent psychiatric disorders, affecting approximately 18% of the United States population. Evidence indicates that central oxytocin mediates social cognition, social bonding, and social anxiety.
Khalin E. Nisbett +6 more
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Discover Mental Health, 2023 Oxytocin is a neuropeptide produced mainly in the hypothalamus and secreted in the CNS and blood. In the brain, it plays a major role in promoting social interactions.
Henning Værøy +10 more
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