Revisiting oxytocin generation in keratinocytes

Some evidence suggests that oxytocin, which is a neuropeptide conventionally thought to be synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary, is generated in peripheral keratinocytes, but the details are lacking and the mRNA analysis is further required. Oxytocin and neurophysi...

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Main Authors: Kanta Fujimoto, Kosuke Inada, Kotaro Oka, Etsuro Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Biophysical Society of Japan 2023-02-01
Series:Biophysics and Physicobiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v20.0003