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Definition for oxytocin
Oxytocin ( IPA : /??k.s?.?to?.s?n/ ) is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain .
It is best known for its roles in female reproduction: it is released in large amounts after distension of the cervix and vagina during labor, and after stimulation of the nipples , facilitating birth and breastfeeding , respectively.
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Oxytocin ( IPA : /??k.s?.?to?.s?n/ ) is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain .
It is best known for its roles in female reproduction: it is released in large amounts after distension of the cervix and vagina during labor, and after stimulation of the nipples , facilitating birth and breastfeeding , respectively. Recent studies have begun to investigate oxytocin's role in various behaviors, including social recognition, bonding, anxiety, trust, and maternal behaviors.
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Oxytocin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oxytocin is a peptide of nine amino acids (a nonapeptide) ... Oxytocin has a molecular mass of 1007 daltons. One international unit (IU) of oxytocin is the ...
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MedlinePlus Drug Information: Oxytocin Injection
Your doctor has ordered oxytocin, a hormone, to stimulate contractions of the ... Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the ...
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oxytocin medical facts from Drugs.com
Physician reviewed oxytocin patient information - includes oxytocin description, dosage and directions. ... Oxytocin should be administered as an injection ...
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Oxytocin - Yahoo! Health
Oxytocin should be administered as an injection into a muscle or intravenously ... no known indications for the use of oxytocin in the first or second trimester of ...
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Pitocin (Oxytocin Inj) drug description - prescription drugs and medications at RxList
Find Pitocin (Oxytocin Inj) medication description and details on prescription drugs. ... Pitocin (oxytocin injection, USP) is a sterile, clear, colorless aqueous ...
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OXYTOCIN - INJECTABLE (Pitocin) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Read more about the prescription drug OXYTOCIN - INJECTABLE. ... USES: Oxytocin is a hormone used during the late stage of pregnancy to induce ...
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NIMH · Science News from 2005 · Trust-Building Hormone Short-Circuits Fear In Humans
Scans of the hormone oxytocin's effect on human brain function reveal that it ... last summer reported1 that oxytocin increased trust in humans, Meyer-Lindenberg ...
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OXYTOCIN AND MILK EJECTION
... OF OXYTOCIN SYNTHESIS AND ... INTERACTION OF OXYTOCIN WITH MYOEPITHELIAL ... promote the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary. ...
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Oxytocin for breast-feeding
Drug details for Oxytocin for breast-feeding. ... Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone that a woman's body produces during ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin Nasl - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Oxytocin Nasl) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and recommended dosage.
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Oxytocin (Intravenous Route, Injection Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living. ... Oxytocin is a hormone used to help start or continue labor ...
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Oxytocin - Wikipedia
Die Primärstruktur des humanen Peptids Oxytocin besteht aus neun Aminosäuren mit ... Oxytocin und Vasopressin wurden erstmals 1953 von Vincent du Vigneaud isoliert ...
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Talk:Oxytocin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oxytocin is part of WikiProject Pharmacology, a project to improve all ... 7 Oxytocin for Sale as a 'trust drug' 8 Estrogen/Testosterone interaction ...
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OXYTOCIN - NASAL side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Read more about the prescription drug OXYTOCIN - NASAL. ... Oxytocin must not be used during pregnancy. ... Oxytocin passes into breast milk. Consult your ...
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The oxytocin/vasopressin receptor antagonist atosiban delays the gastric emptying of a semisolid meal compared to ...
... years it has been suggested that oxytocin contribute to the control of the ... Oxytocin is secreted into the blood in response to endogenous stimulation with a ...
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Oxytocin facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Oxytocin. View complete and up to date Oxytocin information - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database. ... Oxytocin is a uterine stimulant. ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin in Lactated Ringers IV - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and recommended dosage.
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The role of nitric oxide in morphine dependence and withdrawal excitation of rat oxytocin neurons.
Magnocellular oxytocin neurons develop morphine dependence after ... Oxytocin neurons strongly express nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and nitric oxide ...
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Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Drugs May Boost Reproductive Oxytocin Hormone on RxList
Read about new research showing erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs (i.e. Viagra, Levitra & Cialis) may boost reproductive oxytocin hormone on RxList
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oxytocin-nasal Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
oxytocin-nasal glossary includes a list of oxytocin-nasal related medical definitions and related ... studies have shown that oxytocin also has a role in ...
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OXYTOCIN Draft proposal for The International Pharmacopoeia (August 2007)
Oxytocin should be kept in an airtight container, protected from light, at a ... Oxytocin is a synthetic cyclic nonapeptide having the structure of the ...
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Oxytocin Drug Information, Professional
Oxytocin Drug Information from Drugs.com. Includes Oxytocin side effects, interactions and indications. ... Oxytocic?Oxytocin; ...
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Oxytocin receptor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... RGR, RRH) - Orexin (1, 2) - Oxytocin - Oxoglutarate - PAF - Prokineticin (1, 2) ... Vasopressin (1A, 1B, 2) - Oxytocin - LHCG - Type I cytokine receptor ...
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Oxytocin and cholecystokinin secretion in women with colectomy
Oxytocin is synthesised in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the ... the possibility has been raised that oxytocin also contributes to control of the ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin in Normal Saline IV - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Oxytocin in Normal Saline IV) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and ...
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Deficiency in Mouse Oxytocin Prevents Milk Ejection but bot Fertility or Parturition
Oxytocin and milk removal are required for post-partum mammary gland development ... Summary Oxytocin is a nonapeptide hormone that participates in the regulation of ...
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Local Morphine Withdrawal Increases c-fos Gene, Fos Protein, and Oxytocin Gene Expression in Hypothalamic ...
... of c-fos and oxytocin gene expres- sion during excitation of oxytocin cells induced by systemic ... oxytocin heterogeneous nuclear RNA in supraoptic nucleus ...
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Oxytocin increases retention of social cognition in autism.
... explored the effect of intravenous oxytocin administration on the retention of ... prosocial behavior in humans and suggest that oxytocin might facilitate social ...
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oxytocin-injectable Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
oxytocin-injectable glossary includes a list of oxytocin-injectable related medical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com
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Oxytocin Injection Veterinary Information from Drugs.com
All about Oxytocin Injection. View complete and up to date Oxytocin Injection veterinary information - part of the Drugs.com veterinary database.
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin Inj - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Oxytocin Inj) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and recommended dosage.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-4381-Oxytocin+Injection.aspx...
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Oxytocin May Become a Treatment Option for Autism
Oxytocin is best known for its role in promoting sensual pleasure. ... Eric Hollander, have been administering oxytocin intravenously and by a nasal ...
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Oxytocin advanced consumer information | Drugs.com
Oxytocin patient information - advanced edition from the United States Pharmacopoeia. ... Oxytocin (ox-i-TOE-sin) is a hormone used to help start or continue ...
http://www.drugs.com/cons/Oxytocin.html
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Stability of oral oxytocics in tropical climates
Oxytocin is the ... Under tropical conditions, injectable oxytocin is ... oxytocin tablets under tropical conditions. Recommendations for storage of ...
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Inhibition of Calotropis procera Latex-Induced Inflammatory Hyperalgesia by Oxytocin and Melatonin
... and antinociceptive activity of oxytocin and melatonin against rat paw ... Oxytocin was found to be as effective as melatonin in ameliorating the ...
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WHO Recommendations for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage
oxytocin immediately, delivery of the placenta by controlled cord traction and uterine ... stable than oxytocin and has been administered by oral, sublingual ...
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Oxytocin receptor, Homo sapiens - UniGene Hs.2820
A summary of the mRNA sequence representatives for a transcribed locus ... Oxytocin receptor (OXTR) SELECTED PROTEIN SIMILARITIES ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin Synthetic Inj - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Oxytocin Synthetic Inj) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and ...
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Oxytocin - Wikipedia, den fria encyklopedin
Oxytocin är ett peptidhormon och en signalsubstans i hjärnan som bland annat ... Oxytocin syntetiseras i den paraventrikulära- samt supraoptiska kärnan i ...
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Oxytocin (Canada) Veterinary Information from Drugs.com
All about Oxytocin (Canada). View complete and up to date Oxytocin (Canada) veterinary information - part of the Drugs.com veterinary database.
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Oxytocin for breast-feeding - Yahoo! Health
Oxytocin causes the milk-producing glands and the milk ducts to contract and push milk toward the nipple. ... Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone that a ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin in D5W IV - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Oxytocin in D5W IV) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and recommended ...
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Oxytocin releases atrial natriuretic peptide by combining with oxytocin receptors in the heart
... of specific transcripts for the oxytocin receptor was demonstrated in all ... Oxytocin receptor transcripts were demonstrated by in situ hybridization in ...
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Oxytocin, prepro- (neurophysin I), Homo sapiens - UniGene Hs.113216
A summary of the mRNA sequence representatives for a transcribed locus ... Homo sapiens oxytocin, prepro- (neurophysin I), mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:95429 IMAGE: ...
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Complete Oxytocin information from Drugs.com
All about Oxytocin. View complete and up to date Oxytocin information - part of the Drugs.com ... Piggy-back oxytocin infusion on a physiologic ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Oxytocin (Bulk) Misc - Patient Handout from WebMD
Find information about (Oxytocin (Bulk) Misc) on WebMD including drug user ratings, drug interactions, medication warnings, medical uses, side effects and ...
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Rat heart: A site of oxytocin production and action
... report here that the rat heart is a site of oxytocin (OT) synthesis and release. Oxytocin was detected in all four chambers of the heart. ...
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Oxytocin
... 40 units (1 to 4 mL) of oxytocin to patient's IV infusion solution as ordered ... Severe hypertension occurred when oxytocin was given 3 to 4 hr following ...
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Oxytocin, Mus musculus - UniGene Mm.16745
A summary of the mRNA sequence representatives for a ... Oxytocin (Oxt) SELECTED ... Mus musculus oxytocin, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:151407 IMAGE:40126349) ...
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Estrogen and Kidney Oxytocin Receptors
Estrogen increases renal oxytocin receptor gene expression ... tamoxifen, but cortical expression of oxytocin receptors in macula densa cells ...
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