Oxytocin and Health

• Beste egile batzuk: Wu, Wei (Argitaratzailea), Kostoglou-Athanassiou, Ifigenia (Argitaratzailea)
• Formatua: Baliabide elektronikoa Liburu kapitulua
• Hizkuntza: ingelesa
• Argitaratua: IntechOpen 2021
• Gaiak: Endocrinology; obesity, inflammation, diabetes, pregnancy, nanomaterials, drug delivery
• Sarrera elektronikoa: 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...