Right, I'm having a really thick day today
Does anyone know of any articles etc that say what the oxytocin receptors do in simple terms.
I have to write about the first stage of labour in just 1000 words. So far my sentence goes.....
Dehydroepiandrosterone is then converted into oestrogen by the placenta and it is this cycle of events that increase the amount of oxytocin receptors........
But I want to now say in as few a words as possible what the receptors do and I need to reference it 
I have used Tortora for this part of essay but that just says that the receptors form gap juctions in uterine muscle, but again, dosen't explain what the gap junctions do
I'm at the point of leaving it out, but I know I'll get the 'explain in more detail' comment and I'd rather avoid it, 1000 words!!!!
Thanks in advance for any help, Sarah x