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Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and is removed by enzymatic cleavage in the plasma.
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What are the organ and system involved when uterine contraction occurs?
uterus is the organ and reproductive/endocrine system cause the contraction (hormone-oxytocin is released in the body that causes the contractions to occur. If a woman is induced for labor pitocin is given which is the "man made" form of oxytocin
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 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.
Which hormone is most similar to oxytocin in chemical structure?
Oxytocin is very similar to vasopressin.
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.
What is another name for oxytocin?
Really no other names except maybe oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide
What organ causes uterine contractions?
Oxytocin causes the uterus to contract. Oxytocin is released by the posterior pituitary gland.
What stimulates the smooth muscle of the uterus?
Stimulation of the cervix is what triggers labor through a hormone called oxytocin.
What does oxytocin control?
Oxytocin is produced by the pituitary gland and is responsible for starting contractions at the end on the 9 month gestation period.
