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oxytocin and food intake  

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  • Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also behaves as a neurotransmitter in the brain. This neurohypophysial hormone was the first peptide hormone to have its structure identified and the first to be chemically synthesized in its biologically active form. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Oxytocin and Food Intake]

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