Oxytocin Preparation - Oxytocin Preparation

Japanese: オキシトシン製剤 - おきしとしんせいざい
Oxytocin Preparation - Oxytocin Preparation

…Mental stress and pain impair the mechanism of milk secretion, so when a mother experiences a major emotional shock, she may suddenly stop producing milk.
[Oxytocin preparation]
There are two types of posterior pituitary hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, so in addition to synthetic products, oxytocin preparations are made from extracts of the posterior pituitary gland of livestock, with as much vasopressin removed as possible. Oxytocin was the first peptide hormone to be successfully synthesized, and today various derivatives are commercially available as pharmaceuticals.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "oxytocin preparations" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…精神的ストレスや痛みは乳汁分泌の機構を障害するため,母親が大きな精神的ショックを受けた際などには,突然,乳汁が出なくなることがある。乳脳下垂体【板橋 明】
[オキシトシン製剤]
 脳下垂体後葉ホルモンには,オキシトシンとバソプレシンの2種があるため,オキシトシン製剤は,合成品のほかに家畜脳下垂体後葉からできるだけバソプレシンを除いた抽出物が用いられている。オキシトシンはペプチド系ホルモンとして合成に成功した最初のものであり,今日では種々の誘導体も医薬品として市販されている。…

※「オキシトシン製剤」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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