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Oxytocin, lyophilized research peptide vial, Eppix Labs
Chemical StructureOxytocin chemical structure
Amino Acid SequenceOxytocin amino acid chain
CAS
50-56-6
Formula
C43H66N12O12S2
Mol. weight
1007.2 g/mol
Form
Lyophilized powder
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Oxytocin Canada — 10 mg Lyophilized Vials, Janoshik-Tested

Neurohypophysial Nonapeptide

Oxytocin is a nine–amino acid neuropeptide studied in research for its roles in neuroendocrine signaling and social behavior.

$70.00CAD

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Research Use Only

This product is intended strictly for laboratory research use within Canada. It is not approved by Health Canada for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease. Not for human or veterinary use.

By purchasing, you confirm the material will be used solely for lawful research purposes in accordance with applicable Canadian regulations.

Oxytocin is a nine–amino acid neuropeptide studied in research for its roles in neuroendocrine signaling and social behavior.

Experimental models examine its receptor interactions and modulation of neural circuits under controlled conditions.

Purity

Third-party tested for purity, ID, quantity.

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Amino Acid Sequence
Amino acid chain diagram
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure diagram
Compound Properties
CAS Number50-56-6
Molecular FormulaC43H66N12O12S2
Molecular Weight1007.2 g/mol
PubChem CID439302

Overview

Oxytocin is a neurohypophysial peptide that signals through the oxytocin receptor, characterized in research for central roles in social behavior and neuroendocrine regulation. Investigations have examined its modulation of neural circuits and behavioral endpoints in model systems.

Studies span social-behavior, neuroendocrine, and circuit-level research frameworks under structured conditions.

History

Oxytocin was among the first peptide hormones to be sequenced and synthesized, foundational work in peptide chemistry.

Contemporary research has expanded into its central roles in social behavior and neural-circuit modulation.

Key Research Areas

Research into oxytocin focuses on oxytocin-receptor signaling and social-behavior circuits. Frameworks evaluate neuroendocrine regulation and circuit-level behavioral endpoints under controlled conditions.

2 of the 4 areas below are addressed directly by a paper cited on this page.

Oxytocin-receptor signaling models

Addressed on this page by Rigney 2022, Caldwell 2017, Marlin 2017. Each is linked to its source record in the references below, so what was measured — and in what system — can be read rather than taken on trust.

Social-behavior neural-circuit research

Addressed on this page by Rigney 2022, Marlin 2017, Caldwell 2017. Each is linked to its source record in the references below, so what was measured — and in what system — can be read rather than taken on trust.

Neuroendocrine regulation studies

No paper cited on this page reports on neuroendocrine or regulation. This heading marks where Oxytocin is discussed in the category rather than a question the cited literature answers, and it is worth knowing which of these areas has work behind it and which does not.

Behavioral-endpoint frameworks

No paper cited on this page reports on behavioral or endpoint. This heading marks where Oxytocin is discussed in the category rather than a question the cited literature answers, and it is worth knowing which of these areas has work behind it and which does not.

The references section of this page cites 3 primary papers published between 2017 and 2022 — a thin record. Every citation is linked to its PubMed or DOI record so it can be read rather than taken on trust, and the summaries above describe what those papers report rather than what the compound is claimed to do.

Research compounds attract claims that outrun their evidence. Below are the ones most often encountered for Oxytocin, set against what the papers cited on this page actually report. Where the record is thin or contested, that is stated rather than smoothed over.

Also called

Oxytocin is also referred to as the love hormone.

Preclinical only

Oxytocin is described across this category in connection with oxytocin-receptor signaling models, social-behavior neural-circuit research and neuroendocrine regulation studies.

The 3 papers cited on this page, published between 2017 and 2022 describe laboratory and animal work. None reports a controlled trial in humans. Findings in cell culture or in a rodent model describe what happened in that system; they do not establish that the same occurs in humans, and this compound is not approved for human use.

Nothing above is a statement of what this material does. It is a summary of what has been published and what has not. Eppix Labs supplies research materials only and provides no dosing, administration or protocol guidance.

Every lot of Oxytocin is independently assayed before it is released, and the certificate for the lot shipped is published rather than summarised. Where a certificate for a current lot is not yet posted, the lot has not yet been released against it.

Researchers who buy Oxytocin in Canada through Eppix Labs receive a batch-labelled vial whose certificate is published against that lot code, so the material can be matched to its analysis rather than to a generic specification.

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Lyophilized storage
−20 °C long-term; stable at room temperature in transit
After reconstitution
2–8 °C
Light
Protect from UV and direct light
Freeze-thaw
Avoid repeated cycles
Vehicle
Bacteriostatic water in most published protocols
Format
Lyophilized powder

Oxytocin is supplied as lyophilized powder. In the dry state the material is comparatively stable, which is why it ships at ambient temperature without a cold chain; once reconstituted it is a peptide in solution and the handling constraints tighten considerably. At 9 residues it is short enough to be produced by solid-phase synthesis, and the published sequence on this page is what an identity assay is checked against.

Repeated freeze-thaw cycling is the handling error most likely to degrade material of this class, because each cycle concentrates solutes at the ice boundary. Where a protocol calls for the same vial across multiple sessions, the published literature generally describes aliquoting after reconstitution rather than re-freezing the whole volume.

Vials may appear empty on arrival. Lyophilized material collects at the base of the vial and is often not visible until the vial is inspected under direct light.

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Included
  • 1 × sealed glass vial in the strength selected (10mg / Single Vial, 10mg / 5-Pack, 10mg / 10-Pack available), batch-labelled
  • Batch documentation for the lot shipped, once its certificate is published
  • Discreet outer packaging with no product names on the exterior
  • Canada Post Xpresspost, tracked, typically 1–2 business days from Canadian stock
Not included
  • Bacteriostatic water or any other reconstitution vehicle
  • Syringes, needles or filters
  • Dosing, administration or protocol guidance of any kind

Reconstitution materials are sourced separately. The reconstitution calculator on this site works out concentrations for a given volume, but it is an arithmetic tool for laboratory record-keeping and not a protocol.

No. Eppix Labs products are supplied exclusively for laboratory research. We do not provide dosing, administration, or usage guidance.

Each unit contains the labeled quantity of oxytocin. Independent third-party analysis verifies purity, identity, and net content per batch.

The unit contains only the research compound. Any laboratory materials required for reconstitution or experimental procedures must be sourced separately.

Duration depends entirely on research design, storage conditions, and laboratory protocol.

Rigney, N. et al.(2022)

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities

PubMed
Caldwell, HK.(2017)

Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Powerful Regulators of Social Behavior

PubMed
Marlin, BJ. et al.(2017)

Oxytocin modulation of neural circuits for social behavior

PubMed

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