Genetic diversity in oxytocin ligands and receptors in New World monkeys.

Oxytocin (OXT) is an important neurohypophyseal hormone that influences wide spectrum of reproductive and social processes. Eutherian mammals possess a highly conserved sequence of OXT (Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly). However, in this study, we sequenced the coding region for OXT in 22 species...

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Main Authors: Dongren Ren, Guoqing Lu, Hideaki Moriyama, Aaryn C Mustoe, Emily B Harrison, Jeffrey A French
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4418824?pdf=render