In the study of the relationship between structure and biological activity in the neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, attention has recently been focused in this and other laboratories on the chemical functional groups. Aside from peptide linkages, these chemical functional groups in oxytocin consist of a primary amino, a phenolic hydroxyl, three carboxamide groups, and a disul...

In the study of the relationship between structure and biological activity in the neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, attention has recently been focused in this and other laboratories on the chemical functional groups. Aside from peptide linkages, these chemical functional groups in oxytocin consist of a primary amino, a phenolic hydroxyl, three carboxamide groups, and a disul...

In the study of the relationship between structure and biological activity in the neurohypophysial hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, attention has recently been focused in this and other laboratories on the chemical functional groups. Aside from peptide linkages, these chemical functional groups in oxytocin consist of a primary amino, a phenolic hydroxyl, three carboxamide groups, and a disul...

The present paper is an attempt to assess the credibility of various folk claims on medicinal uses of Bombax ceiba L. in view of scientific studies done so far. Almost all parts of the plant are widely used by tribal communities for gastrointestinal and skin diseases, gynecological and urino-genital disorders, general debility, diabetes and impotence. There are direct evidences of scientific va...

In an earlier trial [7, 11] with intravenously administered PGF2# for the elective induction of multiparae at term, amniotomy was delayed to comply with FD A regulations. As a consequence, the Start of the electronic supervision was also postponed and thus the refined ässessment of the potential fetal ha2ards of PGF2& was prevented. The present study was tailored in accordance with the dual pur...

Pitocin (oxytocin injection, USP) is a sterile, clear, colorless aqueous solution of synthetic oxytocin, for intravenous infusion or intramuscular injection. Pitocin is a nonapeptide found in pituitary extracts from mammals. It is standardized to contain 10 units of oxytocic hormone/mL and contains 0.5% Chlorobutanol, a chloroform derivative as a preservative, with the pH adjusted with acetic a...