answersLogoWhite

0

no. oxytocin is not tropic hormone as it acts directly on the target muscle ie uterine muscle and mammary gland and not via another hormone

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What are the 4 tropic hormones?

The 4 tropic hormones are adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH). These hormones regulate the function of various endocrine glands in the body.


Is prolactin a steroid or nonsteroid hormone?

Prolactin is a pituitary hormone and is a glycoprotein


What anterior pituitary hormones stimulates milk production?

The hormone prolactin will cause milk production.


What is the pituitary hormone that promotes lactation in an infant?

Prolactin is the pituitary hormone that promotes lactation.


Which hormone is not steroid hormone?

Prolactin. There are several hormones.Growth hormone,insulin are peptide hormones


What produces both prolactin and growth hormone in the human body?

The pituitary gland produces both prolactin and growth hormone in the human body.


Which hormone is stored in the anterior pituitary gland?

The anterior pituitary gland stores and releases several hormones, including growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone.


When does an increase in the hormone prolactin occur?

After childbirth


Which hormone inhibits release of prolactin?

dopamin


Which hormone stimulates the secretion of milk?

prolactin


What is Another name for lactogenic hormone?

Prolactin


What stimulates the production of milk in the breast tissue of a mother?

The hormone prolactin stimulates breast milk production. Prolactin is released from the anterior pituitary gland and the production of prolactin is stimulated by dopamine, oxytocin and thyroid releasing hormone.