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Oxytocin (Oxt /ˌɒksɨˈtoʊsɪn/) is a mammalian neurohypophysial hormone (produced by the hypothalamus. Stored and secreted by the posterior pituitary gland) that acts primarily as a neuromodulator in the brain.Oxytocin plays an important role in the neuroanatomy of intimacy specifically in sexual reproduction in particular during and after childbirth.

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ATC prefix
H01
ATC suffix
BB02
CAS number
50-56-6
ChEBI
7872
DrugBank
DB00107
FDA UNII code
1JQS135EYN
IUPAC name
1-((4R7S10S13S16S19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)-13-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-69121518-pentaoxo-12-dithia-58111417-pentaazacycloicosan-4-ylcarbonyl)-(L)-prolyl-(L)-leucylglycinamide
PubChem
439302

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