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Oxytocin testing and reproductive health: Status and clinical applications
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Pôle de recherche en Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide hormone mainly synthesized in the magnocellular neurons of the paraventricular and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. In the extra-hypothalamic brain areas, OT acts like neurotransmitters and modulators. The physiological functions of OT are multiple. OT participates to the coordination and control of gonadal development and reproduction. OT appears also as an important regulator of social behaviors such as affiliative, parental, and romantic behaviors. Recent evidence suggests other roles for OT such as potent effects on cardiometabolic functions or involvement in stress-related disorders. The growing interest around the clinical role of OT raised the question of the measurement of OT levels and performances of assays.
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