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Oxytocin is the lactogenic hormone that stimulates and maintains the secretion of breast milk after childbirth.
Oxytocis triggers ejection of milk.Not stimulates the production.
Prolactin
prolactin
milk production
The hormone prolactin will cause milk production.
Hormone prolactin is produced by Interior pituitary.It stimulates production of milk.
There are two hormones necessary for milk production and ejection. Prolactin is necessary for the production of breast milk, while Oxytocin is necessary for the ejection of breast milk.
Oxytocin is the hormone that stimulates milk let-down in female mammals. The pituitary gland is responsible for the release of this hormone, as is the suckling action of the young and the fact the mother does not feel any stress, as this affects milk production.
The hormone "oxytocin" is responsible for milk letdown.
hormone that stimulates milk production and the secretion of progesterone in mammals; hormone which stimulates secretion from the crop gland in birds. prolactin gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: lactogenic hormone, luteotropin].
There are four in all:Estrogen is the hormone that helps control breast cell proliferation and division. Breast development during puberty begins after the ovaries start to secrete estrogen.Progesterone is a steroid hormone that works together with estrogen to regulate breast development.Prolactin causes the alveoli to take nutrients (proteins, sugars) from the blood supply and turn them into breast milk.Oxytocin causes the cells around the alveoli to contract and eject milk down the milk ducts. This passing of the milk down the ducts is called the “let-down” (milk ejection) reflex.