"Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonapeptide hormone released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). It differs from VASOPRESSIN by two amino acids at residues 3 and 8. Oxytocin acts on SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS, such as causing UTERINE CONTRACTIONS and MILK EJECTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Early Life Trauma and Social Processing in HIV: The Role of Neuroendocrine Factors and Inflammation. Psychosom Med. 2022 10 01; 84(8):874-884.
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Oxytocin-secreting system: A major part of the neuroendocrine center regulating immunologic activity. J Neuroimmunol. 2015 Dec 15; 289:152-61.
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The ED90 of prophylactic oxytocin infusion after delivery of the placenta during cesarean delivery in laboring compared with nonlaboring women: an up-down sequential allocation dose-response study. Anesth Analg. 2015 Jul; 121(1):159-164.
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Effects of intranasal oxytocin on steroid hormones in men and women. Neuropsychobiology. 2015; 71(4):202-11.
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Oxytocin levels are lower in premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus compared with matched controls. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2015 Jan; 31(1):102-12.
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Intranasal oxytocin in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders: a review of literature and early safety and efficacy data in youth. Brain Res. 2014 Sep 11; 1580:188-98.
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Plasma oxytocin immunoreactive products and response to trust in patients with social anxiety disorder. Depress Anxiety. 2012 Nov; 29(11):924-30.
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Oxytocin levels in social anxiety disorder. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2008; 14(3):165-70.
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Oxytocin increases retention of social cognition in autism. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Feb 15; 61(4):498-503.
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The effect of continuous morphine administration on maternal plasma oxytocin concentration and uterine contractions after open fetal surgery. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Apr; 19(4):231-8.