Assertion: oxytocin | /r/CapableOf | bind to oxytocin receptors
Facets:
value: in the brain and spinal cord
type: LOCATION
value: in the uterine myometrium
type: LOCATION
value: in the body
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: When administered, Pitocin binds to oxytocin receptors in the body, causing the uterus to contract.
text: Oxytocin binds to oxytocin receptors in the uterine myometrium (muscles of the uterus), which triggers the G-protein coupled receptor signal transduction cascade that causes increased intracellular calcium concentrations.
text: It then binds with oxytocin receptors in the brain and spinal cord.