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- Oxytocin 2 mg — $52.50
- Oxytocin 5 mg — $90.30
- Oxytocin 10 mg — $180.60
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Identification
| Field of research | Focus and sleep |
|---|---|
| Formula | C43H66N12O12S2 |
| Molecular weight | 1007.2 g/mol |
| CAS number | 50-56-6 |
| Also known as | Pitocin, Endopituitrina, Ocytocin, Syntocinon, Oxytocinum, Orasthin, Oxitocina, Oxystin, Oxytocine, Synthetic oxytocin |
| PubChem | CID 439302 |
Summary
Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Short description from Wikidata (CC0).
Published research
Titles are shown as published. Listing a paper is not an endorsement of its findings, and many papers on research peptides are laboratory or animal studies: the type of study is shown when PubMed records it.
- The physiology and pharmacology of oxytocin in labor and in the peripartum periodReviewUvnäs-Moberg K · Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2024 · PMID 38462255 · DOI
- Is Oxytocin "Nature's Medicine"?Research Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralReviewCarter CS, Kenkel WM, MacLean EL et al. · Pharmacol Rev, 2020 · PMID 32912963 · DOI
- Oxytocin signaling regulates maternally directed behavior during early lifeResearch Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tZelmanoff DD, Bornstein R, Kaufman M et al. · Science, 2025 · PMID 40934325 · DOI
- Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during breastfeeding-A systematic reviewResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSystematic ReviewUvnäs Moberg K, Ekström-Bergström A, Buckley S et al. · PLoS One, 2020 · PMID 32756565 · DOI
- Neural circuitry for maternal oxytocin release induced by infant criesResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.Research Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tValtcheva S, Issa HA, Bair-Marshall CJ et al. · Nature, 2023 · PMID 37730989 · DOI
- Oxytocin and appetiteResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReviewLeng G, Onaka T, Caquineau C et al. · Prog Brain Res, 2008 · PMID 18655879 · DOI
- Chronic oxytocin administration stimulates the oxytocinergic system in children with autismRandomized Controlled TrialResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tMoerkerke M, Daniels N, Tibermont L et al. · Nat Commun, 2024 · PMID 38167302 · DOI
- Close encounters with oxytocinReviewCarter CS · Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol, 2023 · PMID 37577297 · DOI
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Search query "Oxytocin"[Title/Abstract]
Data provenance
| Data | Source | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical identity and structure | PubChem | CID 439302 |
| Published literature | PubMed | Search on PubMed |
| Summary sentence | Wikipedia | Oxytocin |
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