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.
no
It is not an enzyme.It is a hormone.
no
No, estrogen is a steroid.
The precursor protein contains both oxytocin and neurophysin 1 - MAGPSLACCL LGLLALTSAC YIQNCPLGGK RAAPDLDVRK CLPCGPGGKG RCFGPNICCA EELGCFVGTA EALRCQEENY LPSPCQSGQK ACGSGGRCAV LGLCCSPDGC HADPACDAEA This protein is cleaved to yield neurophysin-1 precursor and the protein oxytocin which is- CYIQNCPLG (highlighted in the above) All sequences from human source.
protein
They are not proteins.There are two other types.They are steroid and amines
No they are not steroids. They are made up of proteins
No, GnRH or gonadotropin releasing hormone is not a steroid, but rather a peptide (type of protein) hormone.
List of steroid based hormones: * Glucocorticoids * Mineralocorticoids * Androgen * Estrogen * Progestogen
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