Term: oxytocyn
Literally meaning: “protein of quick birth”
Origin: Anc Greek
'ùκύτοκίνη/okytokine (= quick
birth) > 'ùκύς /ocys(=acute,
quick)
+τόκος/tocos (=birth)
Coined/History
The
oxytocyn was discovered by British pharmacologist Sir Henry Hallett Dale
(1875-1968) in 1906.
Definition
Oxytocin is
a small peptide of nine amino acids that is synthesized in hypothalamic neurons
to blood and within the brain. This
hormone is responsible for many functions as uterine dilation before birth and
milk ejection.
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