[Insulin like action of oxytocin].
The insulin-like activity of oxytocin in stimulating glucose oxidation in rat adipocytes has been demonstrated repeatedly in the last 20 years. Oxytocin binds to a specific cell surface receptor of adipocytes; however, little attention has yet been paid to the effect of oxytocin on glucose oxidation in other tissues. We have initiated studies into the metabolicregulatory activity of oxytocin in insulin sensitive tissues and uterus.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D009215:Myometrium / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism
D007328:Insulin; D010121:Oxytocin; D005947:Glucose