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What hormones help a mother produce milk?
oxytocin and prolactin
What is secreted by the neurosecretory cells in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
The posterior pituitary has neurosecretory tissue. It is activated by impulses from the hypothalamus and release hormones such as oxytocin and ADH.
Is labor possible without oxytocin?
Oxytocin aids in labor.It helps to pull baby out.It contracts muscles and produce waves in womb.
What part of the body releases oxytocin?
pituitary gland
What drugs induce labor?
Pitocin, a manmade version of oxytocin, the hormone your body makes naturally to go into labor.
Does the kidney produce melanin and oxytocin?
No, Melanin produced by melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis (skin o.O), and the Oxytocin is released by the pituitary gland, to ease birth and more.
What hormone does a womans body release when going into labor?
Oxytocin.
What happens in the body after the microbes that produce illness are swallowed?
you party
Which chemical causes contractions in the human body?
Oxytocin is a natural hormone produced by a woman's body that causes uterine contractions. They use Pitocin, which is a synthetic oxytocin drug, to induce labor.
What hormones has more target cells in the body than any of the others Antidiuretic hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone growth hormone or oxytocin?
oxytocin
What is Antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and Oxytocin are both hormones stored and secreted by the posterior pituitary gland. The main functions of Oxytocin are aiding in sexual reproduction. The main function of ADH is retaining fluid in the body.
How does oxytocin cause water intoxication?
Oxytocin and another hormone, ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) are very similar in structure. If there is too much oxytocin present in the blood it can begin to act like ADH. The job of ADH is to induce the kidneys to produce less urine and help the body retain more fluid. So too much ADH activity leads to volume overload, also known as water intoxication.
