Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary, inducing uterine muscle contractions during labor and causing milk ejection during nursing.
Oxytocin ist ein vom Hypothalamus produziertes und von der Neurohypophyse freigesetztes Hormon, das die Wehenkontraktionen induziert und den Milcheinschuss beim Stillen bewirkt.
| Front | oxytocin |
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| Back | A hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary. It induces contractions of the uterine muscles during labor and causes the mammary glands to eject milk during nursing. |
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