it is the harmone which controls the growth and secretory activity of female breast during pregnancy.
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Oxytocin is the lactogenic hormone that stimulates and maintains the secretion of breast milk after childbirth.
The pituitary gland secretes lactogenic hormones.
the pituitary gland comprising both anterior and posterior pituitarys produces 11 hormones termed as pituitary hormones.anterior pituitary produces: groeth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH),long acting thyroid stimulator(LATS), exophthalmus producing substance(EPS),adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH), follicular stimulating hormone(FSH), leutinising hormone(LH), prolactin(lactogenic). posterior pituitary produces:anti-diuretic hormone(vasopressin), oxytocin. intermediate pituitary hormone:melanocyte stimulating hormone(MSH).
function of oxytocin hormone
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Prolactin
Oxytocin is the lactogenic hormone that stimulates and maintains the secretion of breast milk after childbirth.
Lactogenic means generating or producing milk.
The pituitary gland secretes lactogenic hormones.
Prolactin or lactogenic Hormone (PRL) promotes glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after the birth of an infant
hormone that stimulates milk production and the secretion of progesterone in mammals; hormone which stimulates secretion from the crop gland in birds. prolactin gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: lactogenic hormone, luteotropin].
There is no such a hormone.FSH's release is triggered by Gonadarophin releasing hormone.
it is the hormone that causes the growth of pubic hair.
by function is enzyme ... by structure is hormone
function of oxytocin hormone
the pituitary gland comprising both anterior and posterior pituitarys produces 11 hormones termed as pituitary hormones.anterior pituitary produces: groeth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH),long acting thyroid stimulator(LATS), exophthalmus producing substance(EPS),adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH), follicular stimulating hormone(FSH), leutinising hormone(LH), prolactin(lactogenic). posterior pituitary produces:anti-diuretic hormone(vasopressin), oxytocin. intermediate pituitary hormone:melanocyte stimulating hormone(MSH).