Background: Oxytocin is a nonapeptide synthesized in the paraventricular and supraoptic
nuclei of the hypothalamus. Historically, this molecule has been involved as a key factor in …

Oxytocin, a nine amino acid long neuropeptide hormone, is synthesized in the
hypothalamus and stored and released from the neural lobe of the pituitary gland. Although …

A number of structurally novel cyclic hexapeptides have been characterized as potent and
selective oxytocin (OT) antagonists in vitro. As a representative of this class of compounds, L …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

The widely reported effects of oxytocin (OT) on CNS function has generated considerable
interest in the therapeutic potential for targeting this system for a variety of human psychiatric …

Oxytocin receptors in rat hippocampal synaptic plasma membranes were compared with
mammary gland and uterine oxytocin receptors. For this purpose, a highly specific oxytocic …

Oxytocin is a nonapeptide of the neurohypophyseal protein family that binds specifically to
the oxytocin receptor to produce a multitude of central and peripheral physiological …

As in the case of most G protein-coupled receptors, agonist stimulation of human oxytocin
receptors (OTRs) leads to desensitization and internalization; however, little is known about …

Oxytocin neurones are activated by stressful stimuli, food intake and social attachment.
Activation of oxytocin neurones in response to stressful stimuli or food intake is mediated, at …

Introduction: Oxytocin is a nine amino acid cyclic peptide hormone with a high degree of
uterotonic activity. The oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) is most strongly expressed in the uterus and …