Oxytocin in the Circadian Timing of Birth

Jeffrey Roizen; Christina E. Luedke; Erik D. Herzog; Louis J. Muglia

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000922

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Oxytocin in the Circadian Timing of Birth

Jeffrey Roizen,

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Christina E. Luedke,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Erik D. Herzog,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Louis J. Muglia

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Muglia_L@kids.wustl.edu

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Oxytocin in the Circadian Timing of Birth

Jeffrey Roizen,
Christina E. Luedke,
Erik D. Herzog,
Louis J. Muglia

Published: September 26, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000922

About the Authors

Jeffrey Roizen

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Christina E. Luedke

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Erik D. Herzog

Affiliation Department of Biology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Louis J. Muglia

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Muglia_L@kids.wustl.edu

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LM JR EH. Performed the experiments: JR. Analyzed the data: LM JR EH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CL. Wrote the paper: LM JR EH.

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