vasotocin

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An oligopeptide found in nonmammalian vertebrates with properties similar to oxytocin and vasopressin.
    — In mammals, vasopressin and oxytocin play important roles in social behaviors, and reptiles have structurally similar hormones called vasotocin and mesotocin. […] Dr. Campos’s research indicates that vasotocin may alter chemical communication between green anole lizards, and other researchers found that mesotocin may be related to courtship behaviors in brown anoles.

词形变化

vasotocins plural
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