MyBioSource.com's Rabbit Anti-OXTR / Oxytocin Receptor Antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: Immunohistochemistry, and Immunohistochemistry - fixed. The Rabbit Anti-OXTR / Oxytocin Receptor Antibody was generated using Oxtr, and Oxytocin Receptor as the antigen and it reacts with Human, and Non-Human Primate.
Description
The oxytocin receptor belongs to the vasopressin/oxytocin family of GPCRs because it binds similar cyclic nonapeptide hormones. The oxytocin receptor functions primarily during labor and lactation. There is a dramatic increase in the number of oxytocin receptors just before the onset of labor causing the uterine muscles to become exceedingly sensitive to oxytocin