"Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Efficacy and side effect profile of varying doses of intrathecal fentanyl added to bupivacaine for labor analgesia. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2004 Jan; 13(1):19-24.