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Descriptor English: Oxytocin
Descriptor Spanish: Oxitocina
Descriptor oxitocina
Entry term(s) ocitocina
Scope note: Hormona nonapeptídica segregada por la neurohipófisis (HIPÓFISIS POSTERIOR). Difiere de la VASOPRESINA en dos aminoácidos, en los residuos 3 y 8. La oxitocina actúa sobre las CÉLULAS MUSCULARES LISAS, dando lugar así a las CONTRACCIONES UTERINAS y EYECCIÓN DE LECHE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ocitocina
Descriptor French: Ocytocine
Entry term(s): Oxytocine
Pitocine
Syntocinon
Tree number(s): D06.472.699.631.692.433
D12.644.548.691.692.433
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010121
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BI biosynthèse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DF déficit
EC économie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PH physiologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine
Pharm Action: Oxytocics
Registry Number: 50-56-6
CAS Type 1 Name: Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2, cyclic 1-6 disulfide
Related: Récepteurs à l'ocytocine MeSH
DeCS ID: 22596
Unique ID: D010121
NLM Classification: QV 173
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Ocytocine - Preferred
Concept UI M0015703
Preferred term Ocytocine
Entry term(s) Oxytocine
Syntocinon - Narrower
Concept UI M0015704
Preferred term Syntocinon
Pitocine - Narrower
Concept UI M0373120
Preferred term Pitocine



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