| oxytocin |
hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
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Pituitary hormone that stimulates breast milk production.
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| oxytocin |
A hormone that stimulates milk flow in lactating mammals (females nursing their young), and contractions of the muscles of the reproductive tract in many species.
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A naturally secreted hormone that is important in milk letdown and the contraction of the smooth uterine muscles during the birthing process.
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ox-ee-TOE-sin A hormone made in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary that stimulates muscle contraction in the mammary glands and the uterus. 664
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