Erlangen
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Erlangen, Bavaria/Germany ‘Field of Alder’ from the Middle High German
erle ‘alder’ and
wang ‘field’ or ‘meadow.’
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Oxytocin exerts protective effects on in vitro myocardial injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion.(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Although several studies have indicated that oxytocin modulates cardiovascular function, the results...1983; Sofroniew 1983; McEwen 2004), and oxytocin receptor transcripts and oxytocin binding sites have been demonstrated in atrial...
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Effects of intrathecal sufentanil on plasma oxytocin and cortisol concentrations in women during the first stage of labor
Magazine article from: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...labor pain and the reflex release of oxytocin in animals. In humans, epidural local...anesthetics only reduce the spurt release of oxytocin. This study compared the effect of intrathecal...administration on the plasma concentration of oxytocin and cortisol in women with labor pain...
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Study finds common hormone may create more trust.(oxytocin )
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...people who inhaled a brain compound called oxytocin became more trusting, allowing a partner...the brain's selective secretion of oxytocin, a common hormone best known for its...approach or bond with other people. Oxytocin _ not to be confused with the painkiller...
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Don't trust anyone? Perhaps you lack oxytocin Hormone may be the key to confidence
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 6/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...known that the hormone used in the study oxytocin, which circulates widely in the body...anonymous partners. Those who were given oxytocin invested more money with the partners...results should ''induce a new wave of oxytocin research in humans.'' ''I have the...
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A hormone's reputation takes a beating. (knock-out mice lacking gene for oxytocin mate, give birth and nurture their young naturally)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 10/19/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...animal studies have indicated that oxytocin drives the chemistry of mating, triggering...Much of the conventional wisdom about oxytocin now lies in ruins. Mice deprived of...in Atlanta that for years has studied oxytocin's influence on mammalian behavior...
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Central oxytocin is anxiolytic and attenuates stress response to provocation.
Newspaper article from: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week; 7/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...amp; NewsRx.net) -- Central oxytocin is anxiolytic and attenuates the stress response to provocation. "Oxytocin is believed to attenuate the response...central and peripheral secretion of oxytocin in laboratory rodents. Oxytocin gene...
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Explanation for premature and delayed labor. (oxytocin hormone reactions)
Magazine article from: Science News; 6/13/1992; ; 700+ words
; Untimely spurts of the hormone oxytocin may be to blame for premature labor...premature labor by blocking the action of oxytocin in the uterus. Prematurity is a major...years, obstetricians have administered oxytocin to stimulate labor in women whose pregnancies...
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Epidurals may lower plasma oxytocin levels during labor.
Newspaper article from: Immunotherapy Weekly; 1/29/2003; 652 words
; ...this is by interference with endogenous oxytocin release or other mechanisms is unclear...to study the concentration of plasma oxytocin and the progress of labor in women with...for cervical dilatation and parity. Oxytocin was measured by radioimmunoassay before...
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Oxytocin Use in Labor May Not Increase Pain.
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 9/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...MONTREAL -- Augmentation of labor with oxytocin does not make patients more uncomfortable...Perinatology. "It's generally believed that oxytocin causes more powerful contractions...Sharma said. But in a randomized study, oxytocin was found to make "no difference to...
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Oxytocin-Augmented Labor May Not Increase Pain.
Magazine article from: OB GYN News; 9/1/2000; ; 570 words
; ...MONTREAL -- Augmentation of labor with oxytocin does not make patients more uncomfortable...Perinatology. "It's generally believed that oxytocin causes more powerful contractions" and...Sharma said. But in a randomized study, oxytocin was found to make "no difference to...
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oxytocin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
oxytocin is one of the two major hormones secreted...thence into the general circulation. Oxytocin is a relatively small peptide hormone...from the precursor during this process. Oxytocin was the first hormone to have its structure...
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Uterine Stimulants
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...blood pressure signal a potential hemorrhage. When oxytocin is given intravenously, it must be diluted in IV...hypertension (high blood pressure). Description Oxytocin Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone used to induce labor...
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Pituitary Gland
Book article from: Biology
...stimulate the posterior portion of the pituitary to secrete oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH). Capillaries from the hypothalamus...the Pituitary Gland Hormone Site of Action Effects Oxytocin uterus stimulates contraction during labor breast...
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peptides
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...the polypeptides promote. Amino acids Origin Action Hormones Oxytocin 9 Posterior pituitary Uterine contraction and milk ejection...solution they can adopt many conformations. For example, oxytocin and vasopressin have about a thousand different conformations...
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breast
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...these stimulate nerve cells that have stores of the hormone oxytocin in the ends of their fibres that lie in the posterior part...hormone into the circulating blood. Reaching the breasts, oxytocin activates contractile cells, which squeeze milk from its storage...
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