Summary: (from NCBI-Entrez) ..[read more]The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor family and acts as a receptor for oxytocin. Its activity is mediated by G proteins which activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. The oxytocin-oxytocin rece
Kimura T, et al.(Nature, 1992) identified the structure and expression of the human oxytocin receptor complementary DNA isolated by expression cloning.