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Review of eating disorders and oxytocin receptor polymorphisms

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Oxytocin, a nine amino acid peptide synthesised in the hypothalamus, has been widely recognised for its role in anxiolysis, bonding, sociality, and appetite. It binds to the oxytocin receptor (OXTR)—a G-protein coupled receptor—that is stimulated by the actions of oestrogen both...

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Autores principales: Burmester, Victoria, Nicholls, Dasha, Buckle, Alexis, Stanojevic, Boban, Crous-Bou, Marta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34256847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00438-0

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