Neuropeptide oxytocin enhances μ opioid receptor signaling as a positive allosteric modulator
Oxytocin (OT) is a 9-amine neuropeptide that plays an essential role in mammalian labor, lactation, maternal bonding, and social affiliation. OT has been reported to exert an analgesic effect in both humans and animals, and the results of certain animal experiments have shown that the analgesic effe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861318300653 |