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. 2021 Dec 27;9:100107. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100107

Table 1.

Amino acid sequences in the vasotocin-oxytocin family of peptides.a

Amino acid position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Expressed in (among others)a
Vasotocin Cys- Tyr- Ile- Gln- Asn- Cys- Pro- Arg- Gly (NH2) Non-mammalian vertebrates and fetuses
Vasopressin Cys- Tyr- Phe- Gln- Asn- Cys- Pro- Arg- Gly (NH2) Mammals
Oxytocin Cys- Tyr- Ile- Gln- Asn- Cys- Pro- Leu- Gly (NH2) Mammals
Mesotocin Cys- Tyr- Ile- Gln- Asn- Cys- Pro- Ile- Gly (NH2) Non-eutherian tetrapods & birds
Isotocin Cys- Tyr- Ile- Ser- Asn- Cys- Pro- Ile- Gly (NH2) Ray-finned fishes
a

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