"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Intrapartum exposure to synthetic oxytocin, maternal BMI, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children within the ECHO consortium. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 May 26; 16(1):26.
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Association of Labor Epidural Analgesia, Oxytocin Exposure, and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2324630.
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Polymorphisms in Genes of Relevance for Oestrogen and Oxytocin Pathways and Risk of Barrett's Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Pooled Analysis from the BEACON Consortium. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0138738.
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Perinatal oxytocin increases the risk of offspring bipolar disorder and childhood cognitive impairment. J Affect Disord. 2015 Mar 01; 173:65-72.