New pathway for oxytocin uptake discovered in suckling babies

13 Oct 2017


According to new research, published in Scientific Reports, a pathway involving receptors for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE), on the intestinal epithelium is involved in transporting oxytocin into the blood of babies after gut closure. 

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