Oxytocin: the neuropeptide of love reveals some of its secrets.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The neuropeptide oxytocin is synthesized in the brain and released from neurohypophyseal terminals into the blood and within defined brain regions that regulate emotional, cognitive, and social behaviors. A recent study of CD38-/- mice (Jin et al., 2007) has demonstrated an essential role for the transmembrane receptor CD38 in secretion of oxytocin into the blood.
Medical subject headings
- Love
- Oxytocin