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<scene name='90/900769/Cv/6'>Oxytocin</scene> (from PDB entry [[7otd]]) and <scene name='90/900769/Cv/4'>vasopressin</scene> (from PDB entry [[7bb7]]) have striking and specific effects on social behaviours, including maternal behaviour and pair bonding. | <scene name='90/900769/Cv/6'>Oxytocin</scene> (from PDB entry [[7otd]]) and <scene name='90/900769/Cv/4'>vasopressin</scene> (from PDB entry [[7bb7]]) have striking and specific effects on social behaviours, including maternal behaviour and pair bonding. | ||
Depending on the species, oxytocin receptor-expressing cells are located in other areas, including the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. | Depending on the species, oxytocin receptor-expressing cells are located in other areas, including the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. | ||
In the pituitary gland, oxytocin is packaged in large, dense-core vesicles, where it is bound to neurophysin I as shown in the inset of the figure; neurophysin is a large peptide fragment of the larger precursor protein molecule from which oxytocin is derived by enzymatic cleavage. | In the pituitary gland, oxytocin is packaged in large, dense-core vesicles, where it is bound to neurophysin I as shown in the inset of the figure; neurophysin is a large peptide fragment of the larger precursor protein molecule from which oxytocin is derived by enzymatic cleavage. | ||