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What is oxytocin？

Oxytocin is a mammalian neurohypophysial hormone. Produced by the hypothalamus and stored and secreted by the posterior pituitary gland, oxytocin acts primarily as a neuromodulator in the brain.
Oxytocin plays an important role in the neuroanatomy of intimacy, specifically in sexual reproduction of both sexes,in particular during and after childbirth; its name, meaning "swift childbirth", comes from Greek, oksys "swift" and ,tokos "birth." It is released in large amounts after distension of the cervix and uterus during labor, facilitating birth,
maternal bonding, and, after stimulation of the nipples,lactation. Both childbirth and milk ejection result from positive feedback mechanisms.
Oxytocin is a hormone that is made in the brain, in the hypothalamus, and it is transported to, and secreted by, the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain.
Chemically it is known as a nonapeptide (a peptide containing nine amino acids), and biologically, as a neuropeptide. It acts both as a hormone and as a brain neurotransmitter.

Application

1.Oxytocin can stimulate the myoepithelial cell around the mammary gland alveolus and gland vessel contracting, and
promote milk ejection. 

2.Oxytocin can selectively stimulate uterus, and enhance contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus. The stimulation
effect to uterus is different, because of the dosage and the body hormone level.
 
3.Low dose Oxytocin can strengthen the uterus to contract in the pregnancy end period; and high dose Oxytocin can cause
the uterus smooth muscle tetanic contraction, and has the blood vessel pressed to hemostasis.

• The importance of peptides
• Many active substances in the human body are in the form of peptides. Peptides are involved in various fields of human hormones, nerves, cell growth and reproduction, and their importance is to regulate the physiological functions of various systems and cells in the body, activate the relevant enzyme systems in the body, promote the permeability of intermediate metabolic membranes, or control DNA transcription or affect specific protein synthesis, and ultimately produce specific physiological effects. Peptides are important substances involved in various cell functions in human body. Peptides can be synthesized into cells and regulate their functional activities. Peptides act as neurotransmitters in the body, transmitting information. Peptides can be used as transportation tools in the human body to transport various nutrients and various vitamins, biotin, calcium and trace elements beneficial to the human body to the cells, organs and tissues of the human body. Peptide is an important physiological regulator of the human body, which can comprehensively regulate the physiological function of the human body, enhance and exert the physiological activity of the human body, and it has important biological functions.