Preferred Name

Oxytocin [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

Oxytocin

Ocytocin

Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2, cyclic 1-6 disulfide

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006473

altLabel

Oxytocin

Ocytocin

Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2, cyclic 1-6 disulfide

cui

C0030095

Ingredient of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000192457

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000193563

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000192532

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000151432

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000191567

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000020500

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000146381

MESH DEFINITION

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.

MESH DUI

D010121

MeSH name

Oxytocin

MESH UI

M0015703

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000006473

NUI

N0000006473

prefLabel

Oxytocin [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T125

T116

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011325

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