Oxytocin is used as a peptide hormone that acts predominantly as a neurotransmitter; stimulates uterine contraction and lactation, increases Na+ excretion; stimulates myometrial GTPase and phospholipase C.
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Applications
Oxytocin is used as a peptide hormone that acts predominantly as a neurotransmitter; stimulates uterine contraction and lactation, increases Na+ excretion; stimulates myometrial GTPase and phospholipase C.
Solubility
Soluble in water.
Notes
Store away from strong oxidizing agents. Keep container tightly closed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers.
RUO – Research Use Only
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Roxanne Deslauriers.; Ian C. P. Smith.; Roderich Walter. Conformation flexibility of the neurohypophyseal hormones oxytocin and lysine-vasopressin. Carbon-13 spin-lattice relaxation study of backbone and side chains.J. Am. Chem. Soc.1974, (7), 2289-2291.