Oxytocin is a nine amino acid neurohormone, the one the body releases during touch, intimacy, and childbirth. Research interest sits on its central effects, where it modulates social bonding, trust, stress buffering, and mood. It is also the rare research peptide with real published stability data behind its handling profile.
- Acts on oxytocin receptors in both the brain and the periphery, from a molecule just nine amino acids long.PubMed: oxytocin
- Centrally it modulates social bonding, trust, stress buffering, and mood.PubMed: oxytocin
- Peripherally it acts on uterine and lactation physiology, a second track of activity alongside the central effects.PubMed: oxytocin
- The one compound in the reference guide with real published stability data.PubMed stability data
- In women, sensitivity can shift with estrogen across the cycle.PubMed: oxytocin sex differences