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PRONUNCIATION OF VASOTOCIN

vasotocin  [ˌveɪzəʊˈtəʊsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VASOTOCIN

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Vasotocin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VASOTOCIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vasotocin

Vasotocin is an oligopeptide homologous to oxytocin and vasopressin found in all non-mammalian vertebrates and possibly in mammals during the fetal stage of development. Arginine vasotocin, a hormone produced by neurosecretory cells within the posterior pituitary gland of the brain, is a major endocrine regulator of water balance and osmotic homoeostasis and is involved in social and sexual behavior in non-mammalian vertebrates. In mammals, it appears to have biological properties similar to those of oxytocin and vasopressin. It has been found to have effects on the regulation of REM sleep. Evidence for the existence of endogenous vasotocin in mammals is limited and no mammalian gene encoding vasotocin has been confirmed. AVT, which occurs in the lamprey, represents the ancestral form in the phylogeny of the vertebrate neurohypophysial hormones. Gene duplication and point mutation have produced two distinct lineages, one involved in reproduction and the other in osmoregulation. These hormones have remained highly conserved throughout evolution.

Definition of vasotocin in the English dictionary

The definition of vasotocin in the dictionary is a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VASOTOCIN


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assassin
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ciprofloxacin
ˌsɪprəʊˈflɒksəsɪn
eosin
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ˈiːəʊsɪn
erythromycin
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hoisin
ˌhɔɪˈsɪn
kanamycin
ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn
khamsin
ˈkæmsɪn
medicine
ˈmɛdɪsɪn
moccasin
ˈmɒkəsɪn
niacin
ˈnaɪəsɪn
oxytocin
ˌɒksɪˈtəʊsɪn
pocosin
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sin
sɪn
streptomycin
ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn
thyroxin
θaɪˈrɒksɪn
toxin
ˈtɒksɪn
Wisconsin
wɪsˈkɒnsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VASOTOCIN

vasoactive
vasoactivity
vasoconstriction
vasoconstrictive
vasoconstrictor
vasodilatation
vasodilatatory
vasodilation
vasodilator
vasodilatory
vasoinhibitor
vasoinhibitory
vasomotor
vasopressin
vasopressor
vasospasm
vasospastic
vasotomy
vasovagal
vasovagal syncope

WORDS THAT END LIKE VASOTOCIN

actinomycin
allicin
bacitracin
bacteriocin
capsaicin
clindamycin
daunorubicin
doxorubicin
gentamicin
glycin
indomethacin
leucin
mitomycin
neomycin
novobiocin
psilocin
puromycin
rifampicin
Szczecin
vancomycin

Synonyms and antonyms of vasotocin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vasotocin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VASOTOCIN

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The translations of vasotocin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vasotocin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

催产素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vasotocina
570 millions of speakers

English

vasotocin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vasotocin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فازوتوسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вазотоцин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vasotocina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vasotocin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vasotocine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vasotocin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vasotocin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バソトシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바소 토신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vasotocin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vasotocin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vasotocin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाटोटीकिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vazotosin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vasotocin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vasotocin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вазотоціна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vasotocin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vasotocin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vasotocin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vasotocin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vasotocin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vasotocin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VASOTOCIN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VASOTOCIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vasotocin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VASOTOCIN»

Discover the use of vasotocin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vasotocin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides
[15] Boyd SK, Tyler CJ, Devries GJ. Sexual dimorphism in the vasotocin system of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) . J Comp Neurol 1992;325:313-25. [16] Boyd SK. Arginine vasotocin facilitation of advertisement calling and call phonotaxis in ...
Abba Kastin, Abba J. Kastin, 2011
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Hormones, Brain and Behavior Online
Vasotocin. Behaviors: Vasotocin. 22.3.1 Behavioral Responses to Vasotocin 22.3 .1 Behavioral Responses to Vasotocin Injections in Amphibians Injections in Amphibians The first evidence that vasotocin modulates reproductive behaviors was ...
‎2002
3
Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology
vasotocin precursor its glycosylation may not be possible. A duplication of the vasotocin and isotocin genes has been observed in several species of teleosts, especially salmonids, where it apparently reflects their tetraploidy. As a result, they ...
P. J. Bentley, 1998
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The Pineal Gland of Vertebrates Including Man
Brain Res., 45: 499-505. Osland, R.B., Cheesman, D.W. and Forsham, P.H. (1977 ) Studies on the mechanism of the suppression of the preovulatory surge of luteizing hormone in the rat by arginine vasotocin. Endocrinology, 101: 1203- 1207.
J. Ariëns Kappers, 2011
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Endocrines and Osmoregulation: A Comparative Account in ...
mental diabetes insipidus is due to the lack of the avian antidiuretic hormone vasotocin. In 1933 E. K. Marshall and his colleagues (Burgess et al. 1933) injected commercial preparations of mammalian vasopressin (ADH, pitressin) into ...
P.J. Bentley, 2002
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Neuroendocrinology: An Integrated Approach
mediates the antidiuretic effects of vasotocin. The OT receptor mediates both the central and peripheral actions of oxytocin. The V1 and OT receptors utilize inositol triphosphate and Ca2+-mediated signalling systems, whereas the V2 ...
David A. Lovejoy, 2005
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Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Related Peptides in the Regulation ...
Molecular cloning, pharmacological characterization, and histochemical distribution of frog vasotocin and mesotocin receptors. journal ofMolecular Endocrinology, 33, 293-313. Almli, L. M. and Wilczynski, W. (2009). Sex— specific modulation ...
Elena Choleris, Donald W. Pfaff, Martin Kavaliers, 2013
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International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology
Identification of multiple vasotocin receptor cDNAs in teleost fish: sequences, phylogenetic analysis, sites of expression, and regulation in the hypothalamus and gill in response to hyperosmotic challenge. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 321, 215– 230.
Kwang W. Jeon, 2013
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Endocrinology: Basic and Clinical Principles
By contrast, in the rough-skinned newt the reproductive behaviors are mediated by arginine vasotocin, a peptide that, like OT, is believed to have evolved from a common ancestral peptide. Like other vertebrate species, reproductive ac- tivity in ...
Shlomo Melmed, Michael Conn, 2007
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Aquatic Genomics: Steps Toward a Great Future
Salmonid isotocin genes have a 4 exon/3 intron structure like the hagfish vasotocin gene, whereas vasotocin genes have the 3 exon/2 intron structure, as do mammalian genes (Urano et al. 1996). The sequence and structure of 5 '- upstream ...
Nobuyoshi Shimizu, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VASOTOCIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vasotocin is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Role Of Hormones In Fishy Love Triangles
In addition, the research group showed that the hormone vasotocin is required for the winning male in the triangular relationship. Mutant male medaka that ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Mar 15»
2
Human biology may be wired to react to love songs
Gioia is talking about variations on a pair of common hormones found across the mammalian kingdom — vasopressin in humans and vasotocin in birds. «New York Post, Mar 15»
3
Love Songs: The Hidden History
The hormone vasopressin and its avian counterpart, vasotocin, have emerged as the key “missing links” connecting these different spheres of behavior. «PopMatters, Feb 15»
4
Elektrische Fische teilen nicht nur Schocks aus, sie umgibt ein …
Hormone wie Serotonin und Arginin-Vasotocin steuern die Aggressivität des "Elektrogeplänkels", etwa während der Verteidigung des Reviers. Für Biologen ... «GEO.de, Aug 13»
5
Forscher lösen altes Rätsel um urtümliche Neunaugen
Außerdem unterscheiden sich die Arten im sogenannten Vasotocin-Gen, das bei Fischen bei der physiologischen Umstellung zwischen Salz- und Süßwasser ... «derStandard.at, Aug 13»
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Biologen lösen Neunaugen-Rätsel
Tatsächlich entdeckten sie Unterschiede in mehreren Genen - darunter das Vasotocin-Gen, das die Anpassung an Süß- oder Salzwasser mitsteuert. «Spiegel Online, Aug 13»
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Genanalyse: Urtümliche Neunaugen sind zwei Arten
Deutlich unterscheidet sich auch das sogenannte Vasotocin-Gen, das bei Fischen bei der physiologischen Umstellung zwischen Salz- und Süsswasser wichtig ... «Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Aug 13»
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Träume: Kino im Kopf
Die Wissenschaft weiß heute eine ganze Menge über Dauer und Art des menschlichen Träumens. So ist beispielsweise das Hormon Vasotocin, das während ... «derStandard.at, Oct 12»
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Convocation 2011 Address: Professor Richmond R. Thompson
As it turns out, vasotocin affects how much time these animals spend near one another, and it does so by acting within neural circuits in goldfish brains that are ... «Bowdoin News, Aug 11»
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Why are the effects of marijuana so unpredictable?
... them an injection of vasotocin. In other words, priming the males with happy thoughts seems to allow their EC system to shrug off the effects of acute stress. «Wired.co.uk, Oct 10»

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