Oxytocin in health and disease

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-205

  Tom, Nicole ^a   Assinder, Stephen J ^a  

^a Bosch Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Cancer; Cell proliferation; Depression; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANXIETY; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEALTH; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN;

EID: 73749083398     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.10.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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