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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
Concept/Terms	Oxytocin Oxytocin Ocytocin Syntocinon Syntocinon Pitocin Pitocin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Pituitary Hormones [D06.472.699.631]
Pituitary Hormones, Posterior [D06.472.699.631.692]
Oxytocin [D06.472.699.631.692.433]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Pituitary Hormones [D12.644.548.691]
Pituitary Hormones, Posterior [D12.644.548.691.692]
Oxytocin [D12.644.548.691.692.433]

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