The mechanism of oxytocin and its receptors in regulating cells in bone metabolism

• Main Authors: Liu Feixiang (Author), Feng Yanchen (Author), Li Xiang (Author), Zhang Yunke (Author), Miao Jinxin (Author), Wang Jianru (Author), Lin Zixuan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide known to affect social behavior and cognition. The epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor (OTR) via DNA methylation stimulates parturition and breast milk secretion and inhibits craniopharyngioma, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer growth significantly as wel...