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How is the level of oxytocin controlled by a positive-feedback mechanism?
The oxytocin in blood stimulates the pituitary to secrete more oxytocin.
What are the function of oxytocin?
The major functions of oxytocin have to do with smooth muscle contraction.
What hormones is regulated by a neuroendocrine reflex oxytocin cortisol antidiuretic hormone?
oxytocin
What is the oxytocin target?
Oxytocin ejects milk from mamary glads.Muscles of uterus are contracted.
Is cholesterol hydrophobic or hydrophobic?
Cholesterol has many hydrophobic side chains and a single hydrophilic side chain. Because it contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, it is amphipathic.yes cholesterol Hydrophobic , choestol not soluble in water
Is oxytocin an anterior pituitary hormone?
Oxytocin is made in the posterior pituitary. Oxytocin prompts the let-down reflex, and stimulates contraction of the uterus during childbirth.
Is vitamin A hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophobic
Which hormone is most similar to oxytocin in chemical structure?
Oxytocin is very similar to vasopressin.
What takes oxytocin out of your system?
Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and is removed by enzymatic cleavage in the plasma.
What is hydrophobic and how do you determine if a molecule is hydrophobic?
Hydrophobic means that the molecule is repelled by water. You can tell if a molecule is hydrophobic by the way the atoms are arranged.
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 nonpolar means hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Nonpolar means hydrophobic.
