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Oxytocis triggers ejection of milk.Not stimulates the production.
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Anything that contains oxytocin?
Oxytocin is a neurohormone that is released to stimulate uterine contractions. When labor is induced, Pitocin is given. This is a synthetic form of oxytocin. Additionally, oxytocin stimulates mammary glands for milk let down in breast feeding mothers.
Does oxytocin prevents premature births?
No oxytocin is used to stimulate labor. In humans, oxytocin stimulates milk let down during lactation, uterine contraction during birth and is released during sexual orgasm in both men and women.
An agent that stimulate the uterus to contract is?
Oxytocin.
Is there a medicine to stimulate lactation in mares?
Oxytocin causes "milk let" down in a mare. NEVER give to a PREGNANT mare as it can cause the foal to be born prematurely or abort it!
What is the oxytocin target?
Oxytocin ejects milk from mamary glads.Muscles of uterus are contracted.
Does oxytocin control milk production?
No . it controls milk ejection .
The hormone oxytocin aids the birth process by stimulating?
To stimulate uterine contraction.
What hormone mainly serves to stimulate milk production by the breasts?
Another main hormone that causes milk production and nursing is oxytocin. It is the same feel-good hormone that’s released during breast stimulation and sex.
What is the hormone that causes milk letdown?
oxytocin
What hormone is involved in milk production and ejection?
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.
What is the difference between oxytocin and prolactin?
Oxytocin helps in child birth and release of milk during breastfeeding. Prolactin helps in production of milk in mammary glands.
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 labor). But it isn't really clear if the pituitary secretes oxytocin on its own to stimulate labor, or if there is some other mechanism that induces labor.
