Two Birds with One Stone: Possible Dual-role of oxytocin in the treatment of diabetes and osteoporosis
Oxytocin, a hormone most commonly associated with labor and lactation, may have a wide variety of physiological and pathological functions, which makes oxytocin and its receptor potential targets for drug therapy. In this review, we highlight the newly discovered metabolic role of oxytocin in diabet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00121/full |