Oxytocin
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Tred names | Pitocin |
AHFS/Drugs.com | monograph |
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Intranasal, IV, IM |
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Protein bindin | 30% |
Metabolism | liver an ither oxytocinases |
Biological hauf-life | 1–6 min (IV) ~2 h (intranasal)[1][2] |
Excretion | Biliary and kidney |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.045 |
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Formula | C43H66N12O12S2 |
Molar mass | 1007.19 g/mol |
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Oxytocin (Oxt) is a hormone, neuropeptide, an medication.[3][4] As a medication, it is uised tae cause contraction o the uterus in order tae stairt labour or increase the speed o labor, an tae stap bleedin follaein delivery.[3] For this purpose, it is gien either bi injection intae a muscle or intae a vein.[3]
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- ↑ Weisman O, Zagoory-Sharon O, Feldman R (September 2012). "Intranasal oxytocin administration is reflected in human saliva". Psychoneuroendocrinology. 37 (9): 1582–6. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.02.014. PMID 22436536.
- ↑ Huffmeijer R, Alink LR, Tops M, Grewen KM, Light KC, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ, Ijzendoorn MH (2012). "Salivary levels of oxytocin remain elevated for more than two hours after intranasal oxytocin administration". Neuro Endocrinology Letters. 33 (1): 21–5. PMID 22467107.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Oxytocin". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved June 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ The Oxford Handbook of Prosocial Behavior. Oxford University Press. 2015. p. 354. ISBN 9780195399813.