"Oxytocin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A nonapeptide hormone released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). It differs from VASOPRESSIN by two amino acids at residues 3 and 8. Oxytocin acts on SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS, such as causing UTERINE CONTRACTIONS and MILK EJECTION.
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D010121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.631.692.433 D12.644.548.691.692.433
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocin" by people in Profiles.
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Platform Trials - Beware the Noncomparable Control Group. N Engl J Med. 2021 04 22; 384(16):1572-1573.
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Cardiovascular protective properties of oxytocin against COVID-19. Life Sci. 2021 Apr 01; 270:119130.
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Oxytocin as a Potential Adjuvant Against COVID-19 Infection. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2021; 21(7):1155-1162.
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Is there an underlying link between COVID-19, ACE2, oxytocin and vitamin D? Med Hypotheses. 2021 01; 146:110360.
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Hypothesis: Oxytocin is a direct COVID-19 antiviral. Med Hypotheses. 2020 12; 145:110329.
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Can intravenous oxytocin infusion counteract hyperinflammation in COVID-19 infected patients? World J Biol Psychiatry. 2021 06; 22(5):387-398.
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Intraoperative coagulopathy during cesarean section as an unsuspected initial presentation of COVID-19: a case report. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Aug 24; 20(1):481.
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Oxytocin's anti-inflammatory and proimmune functions in COVID-19: a transcriptomic signature-based approach. Physiol Genomics. 2020 09 01; 52(9):401-407.
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Brain oxytocin: how puzzle stones from animal studies translate into psychiatry. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 01; 26(1):265-279.
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Oxytocin as a potential defence against Covid-19? Med Hypotheses. 2020 07; 140:109785.