Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

oxytocin production

Term ID
GO:0036162
Synonyms
  • oxytocin biosynthesis
  • oxytocin secretion
Definition
The appearance of oxytocin, a cyclic nonapeptide hormone with amino acid sequence CYIQNCPLG, due to biosynthesis or secretion following a cellular stimulus, resulting in an increase in its intracellular or extracellular levels. Oxytocin is the principal uterine-contracting and milk-ejecting hormone of the posterior pituitary, and together with the neuropeptide vasopressin, is believed to influence social cognition and behavior. It also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Oxytocin
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Ontology
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Phenotype
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