"Receptors, Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cell surface proteins that bind oxytocin with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Oxytocin receptors in the uterus and the mammary glands mediate the hormone's stimulation of contraction and milk ejection. The presence of oxytocin and oxytocin receptors in neurons of the brain probably reflects an additional role as a neurotransmitter.
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D018045
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.630 D12.776.543.750.720.600.630 D12.776.543.750.750.555.630 D12.776.543.750.750.660.600
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptors, Oxytocin".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Oxytocin [D12.776.543.750.695.630]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.720.600]
- Receptors, Oxytocin [D12.776.543.750.720.600.630]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Neuropeptide [D12.776.543.750.750.555]
- Receptors, Oxytocin [D12.776.543.750.750.555.630]
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone [D12.776.543.750.750.660]
- Receptors, Oxytocin [D12.776.543.750.750.660.600]
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptors, Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug resistance in dysmenorrhea: epidemiology, causes, and treatment. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 04; 218(4):390-400.
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Oxytocin receptor gene variation predicts subjective responses to MDMA. Soc Neurosci. 2016 12; 11(6):592-9.
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Oxytocin receptor gene variation predicts empathic concern and autonomic arousal while perceiving harm to others. Soc Neurosci. 2014 Feb; 9(1):1-9.
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Vitamin D regulates contractile profile in human uterine myometrial cells via NF-?B pathway. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Apr; 210(4):347.e1-347.e10.
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N-acetylcysteine prevents preterm birth by attenuating the LPS-induced expression of contractile associated proteins in an animal model. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Nov; 25(11):2395-400.
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Association of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) in Caucasian children and adolescents with autism. Neurosci Lett. 2007 Apr 24; 417(1):6-9.
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Up-regulation of oxytocin receptor messenger ribonucleic acid and protein by estradiol in the cervix of ovariectomized rat. Biol Reprod. 1998 Nov; 59(5):1131-8.
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Signal transduction pathways of the human V1-vascular, V2-renal, V3-pituitary vasopressin and oxytocin receptors. Prog Brain Res. 1998; 119:147-61.
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Estrogenic activity of RU 486 (mifepristone) in rat uterus and cultured uterine myocytes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Jul; 173(1):134-40.