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What is the hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates uterine contractions?
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∙ 11y ago
The hormone that stimulates contractions of the uterus in mammals is oxytocin. However, the story is probably rather more complex. In mice, for example, that had no cell membrane receptors for oxytocin, birth took place as usual. Oxytocin has a short peptide molecule consisting of just nine amino acids.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe name of that hormone is Oxytocin. This hormone is produced by the hypothalamus. It is stored in the posterior pituitary gland. It is released during child birth. Here you get what is called as positive feed back mechanism.
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∙ 11y agoOxytocin is a hormone made by the pituitary gland to stimulate uterine contractions. It produces amny other responses, such as the "let-down" reflex.
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∙ 9y agoOxytocin is the hormone that stimulates contractions during childbirth.
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