Perspectives of Pitocin administration on behavioral outcomes in the pediatric population: recent insights and future implications
Oxytocin plays an important role in the regulation of parturition as this peptide hormone promotes uterine smooth muscle contractility in gravid women undergoing labor. Here, we review the impact of Pitocin administration on behavioral outcomes in the pediatric population. Pitocin is a synthetic pre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-05-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020308914 |