Oxytocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ({(4R,7S,10S … Wikipedia
Oxytocin — Strukturformel … Deutsch Wikipedia
Oxytocin — Oxytocin, vom Hypothalamus gebildetes und in der Neurohypophyse gespeichertes ⇒ Neurohormon der Säuger; ein durch eine Disulfidbrücke ringförmig geschlossenes Nonapeptid; es bewirkt eine Kontraktion der Uterusmuskulatur, löst Wehen aus und führt… … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
oxytocin — [äk΄si tō′sin, äk΄sitäs′in] n. [< OXYTOCIC + IN1] a hormone, C43H66N12O12S2, of the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates contractions in the smooth muscle of the uterus and facilitates the secretion of milk: cf. NEUROHYPOPHYSIS … English World dictionary
oxytocin — /ok si toh seuhn/, n. 1. Biochem. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus. 2. Pharm. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from beef and… … Universalium
Oxytocin — A hormone made in the brain that plays a role in childbirth and lactation by causing muscles to contract in the uterus (womb) and the mammary glands in the breast. Animal studies have shown that oxytocin also has a role in pair bonding, mate… … Medical dictionary
Oxytocin — O|xy|to|cin [↑ Ox (1); griech. tókos = Geburt; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; S: Oxytozin: ein im Hypothalamus gebildetes, eine Disulfidbrücke enthaltendes ↑ Peptid Hormon aus 9 Aminosäuren, MG 1007, das mit Melanoliberin u. Melanostatin verwandt ist. Im… … Universal-Lexikon
Oxytocin receptor — Identifiers Symbols OXTR; OT R External IDs OMIM: … Wikipedia
oxytocin challenge test — (OCT) a contraction stress test in which uterine contractions are stimulated by intravenous infusion of oxytocin … Medical dictionary
oxytocin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from oxytocic Date: 1928 a pituitary octapeptide hormone C43H66N12O12S2 that stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk … New Collegiate Dictionary
