 Oxytocin
"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.
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D010121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Rubin LH, Li S, Yao L, Keedy SK, Reilly JL, Hill SK, Bishop JR, Sue Carter C, Pournajafi-Nazarloo H, Drogos LL, Gershon E, Pearlson GD, Tamminga CA, Clementz BA, Keshavan MS, Lui S, Sweeney JA. Peripheral oxytocin and vasopressin modulates regional brain activity differently in men and women with schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2018 12; 202:173-179.
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Vena A, King A, Lee R, de Wit H. Intranasal Oxytocin Does Not Modulate Responses to Alcohol in Social Drinkers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2018 09; 42(9):1725-1734.
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Foley A, Gunter A, Nunes KJ, Shahul S, Scavone BM. Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery After Exposure to Oxytocin During Labor Require Higher Postpartum Oxytocin Doses. Anesth Analg. 2018 03; 126(3):920-924.
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Hellman KM, Yu PY, Oladosu FA, Segel C, Han A, Prasad PV, Jilling T, Tu FF. The Effects of Platelet-Activating Factor on Uterine Contractility, Perfusion, Hypoxia, and Pain in Mice. Reprod Sci. 2018 03; 25(3):384-394.
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Rubin LH, Yao L, Keedy SK, Reilly JL, Bishop JR, Carter CS, Pournajafi-Nazarloo H, Drogos LL, Tamminga CA, Pearlson GD, Keshavan MS, Clementz BA, Hill SK, Liao W, Ji GJ, Lui S, Sweeney JA. Sex differences in associations of arginine vasopressin and oxytocin with resting-state functional brain connectivity. J Neurosci Res. 2017 01 02; 95(1-2):576-586.
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Miller MA, Bershad A, King AC, Lee R, de Wit H. Intranasal oxytocin dampens cue-elicited cigarette craving in daily smokers: a pilot study. Behav Pharmacol. 2016 12; 27(8):697-703.
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Francis SM, Kirkpatrick MG, de Wit H, Jacob S. Urinary and plasma oxytocin changes in response to MDMA or intranasal oxytocin administration. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 12; 74:92-100.
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Bershad AK, Kirkpatrick MG, Seiden JA, de Wit H. Effects of acute doses of prosocial drugs methamphetamine and alcohol on plasma oxytocin levels. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2015 Jun; 35(3):308-12.
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Abu-Akel A, Fischer-Shofty M, Levkovitz Y, Decety J, Shamay-Tsoory S. Oxytocin and empathy to pain in schizophrenia: a reply. Psychol Med. 2015 Apr; 45(6):1341.
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Sutton AK, Pei H, Burnett KH, Myers MG, Rhodes CJ, Olson DP. Control of food intake and energy expenditure by Nos1 neurons of the paraventricular hypothalamus. J Neurosci. 2014 Nov 12; 34(46):15306-18.
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