Impact of Magnesium on Oxytocin Receptor Function

• Main Authors: Vimala N. Bharadwaj (Author), Justin Meyerowitz (Author), Bende Zou (Author), Michael Klukinov (Author), Ni Yan (Author), Kaustubh Sharma (Author), David J. Clark (Author), Xinmin Xie (Author), David C. Yeomans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: The intranasal administration of oxytocin (OT) reduces migraine headaches through activation of the oxytocin receptor (OTR). Magnesium ion (Mg²⁺⁾ concentration is critical to the activation of the OTR, and a low serum Mg²⁺ concent...