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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Brazilian obstetricians in relation to childbirth care

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To analyze the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of obstetricians regarding childbirth care. Methods This was a nationwide cross‐sectional study involving 1267 physicians working in 393 public and private hospitals in Brazil.
Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues, Marcos Augusto Bastos Dias, Romina Margarita Hamui, Maria Esther de Albuquerque Vilela, Rodolfo Pacagnela, Ana Paula Esteves‐Pereira, Maria do Carmo Leal   +6 more
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Neuropeptide therapeutics to repress lateral septum neurons that disable sociability in an autism mouse model

Cell Reports Medicine
Summary: Confronting oxytocin and vasopressin deficits in autism spectrum disorders and rare syndromes brought promises and disappointments for the treatment of social disabilities.
Amélie M. Borie, Yann Dromard, Prabahan Chakraborty, Pierre Fontanaud, Emilie M. Andre, Amaury François, Pascal Colson, Françoise Muscatelli, Gilles Guillon, Michel G. Desarménien, Freddy Jeanneteau   +10 more
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Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on the secretion of oxytocin from luteal and granulosa cells in cow: possible involvement of glucocorticoid receptors

Veterinární Medicína, 2006
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) stimulate oxytocin secretion from bovine granulosa and luteal cells. Since oxytocin on the one hand is released from ovarian cells by cortisol and on the other hand PCBs can be bound by glucocorticoid receptors (GCr), we ...
J.J. Mlynarczuk, J. Kotwica
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Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio at admission helps to predict the need for blood transfusion after vaginal delivery

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study assesses the association between complete blood count (CBC) parameters, including the neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and predicts the need for postpartum packed red blood cell transfusion (pRBCT).
Daniel Gabbai, Itamar Gilboa, Anat Lavie, Yariv Yogev, Emmanuel Attali   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Aspect of Annelid Neuroendocrine system

, 2007
Hormonal processes along with enzymatic processing similar to that found in vertebrates occur in annelids. Amino acid sequence determination of annelids precursor gene products reveals the presence of the respective peptides that exhibit high sequence ...
Salzet, M.
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Selenoether oxytocin analogues have analgesic properties in a mouse model of chronic abdominal pain [PDF]

, 2014
Poor oral availability and susceptibility to reduction and protease degradation is a major hurdle in peptide drug development. However, drugable receptors in the gut present an attractive niche for peptide therapeutics.
A Fjellestad-Paulsen, A Hawe, A Meyer-Lindenberg, A Reversi, AD de Araujo, AD de Araujo, AI Brewster, AM Harrington, AM Harrington, AM Steiner, B Adam, B Ohlsson, B Ohlsson, C Ibeakanma, C Ibeakanma, C Viero, CJ Armishaw, CW Smith, CW Smith, D Louvel, DD Price, DJ Craik, F Azpiroz, G Barbara, G Gimpl, G Lippens, GL Kovacs, HJ Lee, I Vetter, J Castro, JL Stymiest, JM Gschossmann, JP Mayer, JP Meraldi, JP Rose, L Ohman, L Yu, LL Su, M Blumenstein, M Manning, M Mobli, M Mobli, M Mobli, M Muttenthaler, M Muttenthaler, M Schnolzer, ML Circu, P Cassonie, P Güntert, PA Hughes, PA Hughes, PJ Knerr, RM Lovell, SM Brierley, SM Brierley, SP Woods, T Lembo, T Liebregts, V du Vigneaud, Y Shen, Z Dekan   +60 more
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Integration of contraception provision in emergency obstetric and neonatal care: A scoping review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) provides a framework to assess the capacity of health systems and mitigate maternal mortality. Given the high unmet need for contraception, integrating contraception provision and EmONC services could improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Mikaela R. Koch, Asha Kasliwal, Nasser Elkholy, Kidist Gizachew, Azra Ashan, Anita Makins, Helena Kallner, Sian Mosedale, Aparna Sridhar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The interplay of oxytocin and dopaminergic system: Effects on food consumption in broiler chickens

Poultry Science
Oxytocin play a crucial physiological role in regulating feed consumption and maintaining energy homeostasis. Numerous studies have highlighted the influence of central dopaminergic systems on appetite control; however, there is a lack of information ...
Hamed Zarei, Mobina Sharafinezhad, Keyvan Hasani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression and activation of the oxytocin receptor in airway smooth muscle cells: Regulation by TNFα and IL-13

Respiratory Research, 2010
Background During pregnancy asthma may remain stable, improve or worsen. The factors underlying the deleterious effect of pregnancy on asthma remain unknown.
Siddiqui Salman, Zhao Hengjiang, Cooper Philip R, Baidouri Hasna, Sims Michael W, Keslacy Stefan, Jain Deepika, Liu Veronica, Li Katherine, Huang Chris, Syed Farhat, Amrani Yassine, Brightling Christopher E, Griswold Don, Li Lily, Panettieri Reynold A   +15 more
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Hypothalamic excitatory amino acid receptors mediate stress-induced tachycardia in rats [PDF]

, 1992
The role of hypothalamic excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptors in mediating the cardiovascular response to stress was examined using conscious chronically instrumented rats.
DiMicco, Joseph A., Soltis, Robert P.
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