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Oxytocin+Acetate

Oxytocin+Acetate

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Research use only. These products are sold for research purposes only, not for human use. Product comes as lyophilized powder and must be reconstituted before use.

Description

Oxytocin+Peptide Oxytocin+is+a+naturally+occurring+cyclic+peptide+hormone+composed+of+nine+amino+acids.+Scientists+consider+the+peptide+hormone+to+be+secreted+by+the+pituitary+gland+and+to+act+as+a+neurotransmitter+within+the+brain. (1) +The+synthetic+form+of+the+peptide,+ Recombinant+Oxytocin ,+is+a+cyclic+nonapeptide+developed+to+be+analogous+to+the+naturally+occurring+peptide. (2) The+first+isolation+of+the+peptide+was+carried+out+in+1920,+followed+by+its+structure+discovery+in+the+1950s.+Several+research+studies+were+conducted+to+fully+explore+the+peptide’s+action+and+characteristics.+Scientists+consider+it+to+be+created+by+the+hypothalamus,+and+Oxytocin+is+then+secreted+and+stored+in+the+posterior+pituitary+gland,+potentially+released+in+the+event+of+a+specific+stimulation. (3) +Unlike+other+hormones,+naturally+occurring+Oxytocin+has+been+posited+to+work+via+a+positive+feedback+mechanism.+This+means+that+the+initial+secretion+of+the+hormone+peptide+may+lead+to+further+release+of+the+peptide+in+higher+concentrations+and+with+higher+intensity. (3) +Both+synthetic+and+natural+forms+appear+to+work+through+the+same+potential+mechanisms. Considered+to+be+especially+pivotal+in+the+process+of+gestation+and+labor,+Oxytocin,+once+secreted+into+the+system,+may+bind+with+the+G-protein+coupled+receptors+to+potentially+increase+intracellular+calcium+levels.+This+calcium+secretion+may+have+various+downstream+impacts,+such+as+inducing+uterine+contractions.+Once+the+uterine+contractions+begin,+they+may+stimulate+further+release+of+Oxytocin,+leading+to+higher+frequency+and+intensity+of+the+contractions+via+a+positive+feedback+mechanism. (3) +The+peptide+appears+to+contribute+to+the+contractions+of+myoepithelial+cells+found+in+the+alveolar+ducts+of+mammary+glands.+These+contractions+may+stimulate+milk+ejection+from+alveolar+ducts+into+the+larger+sinuses,+thereby+expelling+milk.+The+positive+feedback+mechanism+may+also+work+here,+with+initial+milk+expulsion+poten