Oxytocin and Health

• अन्य लेखक: Wu, Wei (संपादक), Kostoglou-Athanassiou, Ifigenia (संपादक)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: IntechOpen 2021
• विषय: Endocrinology; obesity, inflammation, diabetes, pregnancy, nanomaterials, drug delivery
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Oxytocin is a nonapeptide hormone with a central role in the regulation of parturition and lactation. Oxytocin receptors can be found in many tissues in humans. Oxytocin exerts a direct as well as an indirect effect on metabolism and energy balance. Considering the positive effects of oxytocin on th...