Vol. 32 (6) 2011 Neuro endocrinology letters

Expression of heart oxytocin receptor and its mRNA in two rat strains with different activity of HPA axis.

OBJECTIVES: Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide acting both as a peripheral hormone and in the brain as neurotransmitter and neuromodulator. In addition to its well-known effects on milk-ejection and uterine contraction, OT was shown to exert neuroendocrine regulation of heart functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the expressi.....