The Evolution of Oxytocin and Vasotocin Receptor Genes in Jawed Vertebrates: A Clear Case for Gene Duplications Through Ancestral Whole-Genome Duplications
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.792644
Abstract: The neuronal and neuroendocrine peptides oxytocin (OT) and vasotocin (VT), including vasopressins, have six cognate receptors encoded by six receptor subtype genes in jawed vertebrates. The peptides elicit a broad range of responses that are… read more here.
Keywords: genes jawed; genome; jawed vertebrates; oxytocin vasotocin ... See more keywords