"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptors, Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Oxytocin signaling is necessary for synaptic maturation of adult-born neurons. Genes Dev. 2022 Nov-Dec 1; 36(21-24):1100-1118.
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Progesterone receptor isoform B regulates the Oxtr-Plcl2-Trpc3 pathway to suppress uterine contractility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 16; 118(11).
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Mechanisms Underlying Microbial-Mediated Changes in Social Behavior in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neuron. 2019 01 16; 101(2):246-259.e6.
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The altered promoter methylation of oxytocin receptor gene in autism. J Neurogenet. 2016 Sep - Dec; 30(3-4):280-284.
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Pervasive social deficits, but normal parturition, in oxytocin receptor-deficient mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Nov 01; 102(44):16096-101.
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Uterine leiomyomas express myometrial contractile-associated proteins involved in pregnancy-related hormone signaling. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 2003 Jan; 10(1):11-20.
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Lysine 270 in the third intracellular domain of the oxytocin receptor is an important determinant for G alpha(q) coupling specificity. Mol Endocrinol. 2002 Apr; 16(4):814-23.
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Effect of centrally administered oxytocin on gastric and duodenal ulcers in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2001 Jun; 22(6):488-92.
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Gene targeting approaches to neuroendocrinology: oxytocin, maternal behavior, and affiliation. Horm Behav. 1997 Jun; 31(3):221-31.
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Oxytocin is required for nursing but is not essential for parturition or reproductive behavior. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Oct 15; 93(21):11699-704.