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Chemical Structure
Amino Acid Sequence
CAS
50-56-6
Formula
C43H66N12O12S2
Mol. weight
1007.2 g/mol
Form
Pre-mixed solution
Storage
Refrigerated, 2–8 °C
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Oxytocin Spray
Oxytocin Spray Canada — Nasal Spray
Neurohypophysial Nonapeptide — Nasal Spray
Oxytocin is a nine–amino acid neuropeptide studied in research for its roles in neuroendocrine signaling and social behavior.
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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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The certificate of analysis for this lot is being finalised and will be published here as soon as the lab returns it.
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.
Rigney, N. et al. (2022) — Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities
Caldwell, HK. (2017) — Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Powerful Regulators of Social Behavior
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.
Rigney, N. et al. (2022) — Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities
Caldwell, HK. (2017) — Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Powerful Regulators of Social Behavior
Neuroendocrine regulation studies
No paper cited on this page reports on neuroendocrine or regulation. This heading marks where Oxytocin Spray 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 Spray 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 Spray, 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 Spray is also referred to as the love hormone.
Preclinical only
Oxytocin Spray 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 Spray 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 Spray 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.
Oxytocin Spray ships as a prepared solution rather than as lyophilized powder, so it is already past the point at which a powder would be reconstituted. That shortens handling but tightens storage: a compound in solution is less stable than the same compound dry, and refrigeration from arrival onward is the relevant control.
The stability window for a solution is shorter than the shelf life of a sealed lyophilized vial of the same compound. Records for laboratory work in this format should note the date the unit was opened, not only the date it was received.
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.
1 × sealed spray unit (10mL - 20 mcg per spray / Single Vial), 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
Laboratory consumables of any kind
Dosing, administration or protocol guidance of any kind
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
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