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Oxytocin
What Oxytocin is studied for.
Neuropeptide hormone. Investigated across the following preclinical and in-vitro research areas.
Neuropeptide research
Studied as a neuropeptide in social-behaviour models.
Bonding pathways
Investigated across oxytocin-receptor signalling.
Hormone research
Examined in hormone-regulation studies.
Reference standard
Used as a research comparator.
The science behind Oxytocin
Oxytocin is a nine-amino-acid neuropeptide hormone acting at the oxytocin receptor (OXTR). Research has examined social-behaviour, bonding and smooth-muscle signalling.
Read the full research picture
- The physiology and pharmacology of oxytocin in labor and in the peripartum period.PubMed · PMID 38462255
- Oxytocin in neurodevelopmental disorders: Autism spectrum disorder and Prader-Willi syndrome.PubMed · PMID 39455012
- Oxytocin and Olfaction.PubMed · PMID 28812265
- Oxytocin and the Neurobiology of Prosocial Behavior.PubMed · PMID 32981445
Targets, pathways and publications are compiled from curated biomedical databases (ChEMBL and pathway resources) and PubMed. They describe directions of laboratory investigation only — not clinical outcomes, efficacy, dosing, or any intended use in humans or animals.
Exactly what's in the vial.
Full molecular Certificate of Analysis — CAS number, molecular formula, weight & sequence — included with every order.
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Reconstitution & storage.
General laboratory handling reference for lyophilized peptides. Always follow your institution's protocols.
Equilibrate
Let the sealed vial reach room temperature before opening to prevent condensation.
Add solvent
Slowly add bacteriostatic water down the vial wall — never directly onto the powder.
Dissolve gently
Swirl, don't shake. Let it go fully clear; avoid foaming or vortexing.
Store cold
Refrigerate the reconstituted solution at 2–8°C; minimize freeze-thaw cycles.
Concentration (mg/mL) = vial mass (mg) ÷ solvent added (mL). Use this to plan your working dilutions for in-vitro research.
5 mg ÷ 5 mL = 1 mg/mL
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Independently tested to its stated purity on the Certificate of Analysis, with a batch-specific CoA included.
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Synthesized, lyophilized, tested and shipped in the United States.
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Oxytocin, ≥99% pure, with a lot-specific CoA and free shipment protection.




