Oxytocin

Oxytocin be a peptide hormone den neuropeptide dem normally produce insyd de hypothalamus wey e be released by de posterior pituitary. Present insyd animals since early stages of evolution, insyd humans e dey play roles insyd behavior wey dey include social bonding, love, reproduction, childbirth, den de period after childbirth. Oxytocin be released into de bloodstream as a hormone in response to sexual activity den during childbirth. E sanso be available insyd pharmaceutical form. Insyd either form, oxytocin dey stimulate uterine contractions to speed up de process of childbirth.

Insyd ein natural form, e sanso dey play a role in maternal bonding den milk production. Production den secretion of oxytocin be controlled by a positive feedback mechanism, wer ein initial release dey stimulate production den release of further oxytocin. For example, wen oxytocin be released during a contraction of de uterus at de start of childbirth, dis dey stimulate production den release of more oxytocin den an increase insyd de intensity den frequency of contractions. Dis process dey compound insyd intensity den frequency den dey continue til de triggering activity ceases. A similar process dey take place during lactation den during sexual activity.

Oxytocin be derived by enzymatic wey dey split from de peptide precursor encoded by de human OXT gene. De deduced structure of de active nonapeptide be:

Cys – Tyr – Ile – Gln – Asn – Cys – Pro – Leu – Gly – NH2, or CYIQNCPLG-NH2.

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Category:Analgesics
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