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...are about 18,000 magnocellular neurons is all, about half of which produce oxytocin and half vasopressin. ...nd of the rat contains about 1 microgram of vasopressin and 1 microgram of oxytocin; this is enough to maintain basal concentrations of the hormones in the cir

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...d. They are thought to have an influence upon secretion of vasopressin and oxytocin, in particular by releasing the inhibitory amino acid [[taurine]] in respon ...hin]], an [[opioid peptide]] that is co-secreted with both vasopressin and oxytocin <ref>Boersma CJ ''et al.'' (1983) Dynorphin 1-17 delays the vasopressin ind

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[[Image:PVN-OT.png|thumb|300 px| Oxytocin neurones immunolabelled (red) in the rat paraventricular nucleus.]] The magnocellular cells in the PVN produce [[oxytocin]] and [[vasopressin]]. These peptide [[hormones]] are packaged in large den

...ces between these species in the brain distribution of the receptors for [[oxytocin]] and [[vasopressin]] that appear to underlie these differences in behaviou ...in maintaining the pair bond, as sexual activity results in the release of oxytocin within the brain.

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...ssin]] and [[oxytocin]]. Every supraoptic neuron is thought to make either oxytocin or vasopressin, although a few make both. In the cell bodies, the hormones ...own in response to suckling. Many other stimuli can cause the secretion of oxytocin and vasopressin, but these are thought to be the most important physiologic

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{{r|Oxytocin}} produced in the hypothalamus secreted from the posterior pituitary

...a variety of [[hormone]]s, including [[acetylcholine]], [[insulin]], and [[oxytocin]] and it has been found to activate specific [[protein kinase]]s."<ref>{{Me