In male rat brain, oxytocin receptor mRNA expression was much more extensive than that of the vasopressin V1b receptor, and most V1b-expressing regions also expressed it.
In plain wordsIn rats, the gene for the oxytocin receptor is active in many more brain regions than the gene for the vasopressin V1b receptor.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- Not applicableOxytocin receptor mRNA distribution in brain
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
male rat brain- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Nervous system and cognition
Source sentences
Most regions that expressed V1bR mRNA also expressed OTR mRNA, although OTR gene expression was much more extensive than that of the V1bR.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The comparative distributions of the vasopressin V1b receptor (V1bR) and the oxytocin receptor (OTR) messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are described in male rat brain using in situ hybridization histochemistry.
In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Oxytocin.