Oxytocin is a small peptoid hormone, not a steroid. It is secreted from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It contracts the uterus during childbirth.
They are not proteins.There are two other types.They are steroid and amines
It is a Protein.
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Insulin is a protein hormone therefore it is a non-steroid hormone.
No, GnRH or gonadotropin releasing hormone is not a steroid, but rather a peptide (type of protein) hormone.
Oxytocin is very similar to vasopressin.
Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and is removed by enzymatic cleavage in the plasma.