The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in
all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular …

Antunes-Rodrigues, José, Margaret de Castro, Lucila LK Elias, Marcelo M. Valença, and
Samuel M. McCann. Neuroendocrine Control of Body Fluid Metabolism. Physiol Rev 84: 169 …

The Fourth Edition of Knobil & Neill continues to serve as a reference aid for research, to
provide the historical context to current research, and most importantly as an aid for …

Novel sites of oxytocin receptor expression have recently been detected, including breast
cancer cells, bone cells, myoblasts, cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells. These discoveries …

The beneficial effects of oxytocin on infarct size and functional recovery of the ischemic
reperfused heart are well documented. The mechanisms for this cardioprotection are not …

Traditionally associated with female reproduction, oxytocin (OT) was revisited recently and
was revealed to have several new roles in the cardiovascular system. Functional OT …

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide mainly produced in the supraoptic and paraventricular
nuclei. OT in the brain and blood has extensive functions in both mental and physical …

Studies of body volume expansion have indicated that lesions of the anteroventral third
ventricle and median eminence block the release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) into the …

Maintenance of osmotic pressure is a primary regulatory process essential for normal cell
function. The osmolarity of extracellular fluids is regulated by modifying the intake and …

Produced and released by the heart, oxytocin (OT) acts on its cardiac receptors to decrease
the cardiac rate and force of contraction. We hypothesized that it might also be produced in …