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Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that acts primarily as a neuromodulator in the brain. It is best known for its roles in sexual reproduction, in particular during and after childbirth. It is released in large amounts after distension of the cervix and uterus during labor, facilitating birth, and after stimulation of the nipples, facilitating breastfeeding.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoOxytocin affects on uterus.It ejects milk from mammary gland.
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∙ 14y agoOxytocin is secreted by the pituitary gland. Specifically, it is from the "posterior pituitary", with "posterior" meaning the "back" or "behind" the pituitary gland. Oxytocin simulates labor.
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∙ 9y agoPosterior pitutory secretes Oxytocin.It is produced in hypothalamus.
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∙ 12y agoDo you mean what endocrine gland SECRETES oxytocin? That would be the pituitary gland, or more specifically, the posterior pituitary gland.
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∙ 11y agoHypothalamus
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What organ contains target cells for oxytocin?
Oxytocin is released by posterior pitutory.It is produced by hypothalamus.
Does the pituitary gland make insulin?
No, insulin is made by beta cells in the pancreas. The pituitary gland is an endocrine organ, however, and it secretes many hormones. The anterior pituitary secretes FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH, and GH, and prolactin. The posterior pituitary secretes oxytocin and vasopressin that are synthesized by the hypothalamus.
What gland in males secretes glucose?
seminal gland secretes glucose to nourish the spermatozoa
What is the hormone that causes ejection of milk?
prolactin - anterior pituitary gland oxytocin - posterior pituitary gland
Which hormones are secreted by your posterior pituitary gland?
Antidiauretic hormone and Oxytocin are the two hormones released by posterior Pituitary gland. A.D.H. conserve the body water by reducing amount of urine. Oxytocin increases the milk secretion and to induce delivery you put a drip of Oxytocin. It promotes uterine contractions and relaxes the cervix to hasten delivery.
Who secretes adrenailin?
The adrenalin gland secretes that hormone.
Is Epinephrine the most significant hormone released by the pineal gland?
No, the pineal gland secretes melatonin. The adrenal gland secretes epinephrine.
What endocrine gland is located near the base of the cerebrum which secretes melatonin?
The pineal gland (or, epiphysis) synthesizes and secretes melatonin.
What gland secretes Parathyroid hormone?
thyroid gland
Is DNA secreted by a gland?
No gland secretes DNA.
What gland secretes the hormone melatonin?
pineal gland
What gland secretes prolactin?
Oxytocin, also knwon as the "cuddle hormone" is produced in hypothalamic neurons.
