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What does the hormone oxytocin do?

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Oxytocin is produced in the posterior pituitary gland and it's function is to encourage or endorse contractions in labor. It serves in the distension of the cervix. It is also responsible for post pardon depression as well as that mother child bond.

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Introduction to the Human Body
by Gerard Tortora and Bryan Derrickson

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Oxytocin hormone is from what gland?
Oxytocin is secreted by the pituitary gland. Specifically, it is from the "posterior pituitary", with "posterior" meaning the "back" or "behind" the pituitary gland. Oxytocin simulates labor.
State the function of the hormones oxytocin?
Dunno what it does in males (if anything). In females, it stimulates lactation, mostly. If given artificially, it can stimulate contraction of the uterus and parturition (doctors use it to induce...
Is oxytocin a tropic hormone?
no. oxytocin is not tropic hormone as it acts directly on the target muscle ie uterine muscle and mammary gland and not via another hormone
The hormones vasopressin and oxytocin are produced by the?
Vassopressin (ADH) and oxytocin are produced by the posterior pituitary gland in the brain.
Is oxytocin steroid or non steroid hormone?
Non steroid

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