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OXT gene

Known as: Oxytocin/Neurophysin I Prepropeptide Gene, OXT-NPI, OT 
This gene plays a regulatory role in smooth muscle contraction during processes such as parturition and lactation.
National Institutes of Health

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Intercellular Communication ProcessMuscle ContractionNeurophysin IOxytocin

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Inactivation of the PI3K p110δ breaks regulatory T cell-mediated immune tolerance to cancer
Inhibitors against the p110δ isoform of phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) have shown remarkable therapeutic efficacy in some… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Synthesis of iron-based nanoparticles using oolong tea extract for the degradation of malachite green.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Oxytocin increases amygdala reactivity to threatening scenes in females
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Chronic icv oxytocin attenuates the pathological high anxiety state of selectively bred Wistar rats
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Oxytocin receptor-deficient mice developed late-onset obesity
The oxytocin receptor has been suggested to be involved in energy metabolism, such as food intake and energy consumption. Here… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Positive Association of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) with Autism in the Chinese Han Population
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Deduced amino acid sequence from the bovine oxytocin–neurophysin I precursor cDNA
The nonapeptide hormone oxytocin-like arginine-vasopressin (AVP)1–4 is synthesized as part of a larger precursor polypeptide. The… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The distribution of oxytocin‐ and neurophysin‐stained fibers in the spinal cord of the rat and monkey
Immunohistochemical methods have been used to describe the distribution of neurophysin I‐ and oxytocin‐stained fibers in the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Extrahypothalamic neurophysin-containing perikarya, fiber pathways and fiber clusters in the rat brain.
Immunoreactive neurophysin (Np) is demonstrated by the immunoperoxidase technique not only within neurones of the classical… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Further properties of the human saccadic system: eye movements and correction saccades with and without visual fixation points.
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