Regular ArticleMammalian Mesotocin: cDNA Sequence and Expression of an Oxytocin-like Gene in a Macropodid Marsupial, the Tammar Wallaby
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Distribution of mesotocin-immunoreactive neurons in the brain of the male native Thai chicken
2017, Acta HistochemicaCitation Excerpt :MT in birds and OT in mammals are different at amino acid position 8; MT is isoleucine, but OT is leucine (Acher et al., 1970; Parry et al., 2000). MT is also distributed within several regions of the avian brain (Chokchaloemwong et al., 2013; Robinzon et al., 1988a; Thayananuphat et al., 2011) and several tissues of the reproductive tract including the corpus luteum, follicle, uterus, and placenta (Parry et al., 2000; Robinzon et al., 1988b). To date, there are a limited number of studies regarding the role(s) of MT in birds.
Effects of nest-deprivation on hypothalamic mesotocin in incubating native Thai hens (Gallus domesticus)
2017, Acta HistochemicaCitation Excerpt :Mesotocin (MT) is a neurohypophyseal hormone in amphibian, reptilian, and avian species, and it is homologous to oxytocin (OT) in mammals. Both neurohypophyseal hormones consist of 9 amino acids, and their sequences differ by only one amino acid, at position 8; OT is leucine, but MT is isoleucine (Acher et al., 1970; Parry et al., 2000). MT neurons are found in the Nucleus supraopticus (SON), Nucleus paraventricularis magnocellularis (PVN), and tuberomammillary area in chickens, domestic mallards, and Japanese quails, and MT fibers are found at both internal and external layers of the Eminentia mediana (ME; Bons, 1980; Goossens et al., 1977).
Structural and functional diversity of nonapeptide hormones from an evolutionary perspective: A review
2017, General and Comparative EndocrinologyCitation Excerpt :In sarcopterygian fishes, amphibians, reptiles and birds, mesotocin (MT, ile 8-VT) is the neutral nonapeptide. In eutherian mammals, OT represents the neutral nonapeptide family; while in metatherians, both OT and MT have been reported in different groups: for example in most Australian marsupials MT is present (Parry et al., 2000), while in others like the South American opossum Didelphis marsupials and Philander opossum OT is present (Chauvet et al., 1985). A recent study reports a number of OT variants in new world monkeys like pro 8-OT, ala 8-OT, thr 8-OT and phe 2-OT; the most common being pro 8-OT (Ren et al., 2015).
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