Monday, October 12, 2009

Which are the metabolic effects of the hormon called oxytocin?

oxytocin is released after an orgasm and its responsable for the sleepness and calm afterward. But who knows which are the effects on proteins metabolism in special? Stimulates anabolism or catabolism?
Answers:
Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that in women is released mainly after stimulation of the nipples or distention of the vagina and that facilitates birth and breastfeeding. It is also released during orgasm in both sexes. In the brain, it acts as a neurotransmitter and is involved in bonding and the formation of trust between people.
For further details :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/oxytocin.
1. During Parturation(delivery),this hormone is released because of the stimulation of the cervical(outer most part of vagina) distention.
So it contracts vagina and relaxes the cervix so that the fetus can come out or rather gently pushed .2.As soon as the birth,suckling by the baby stimulates oxytocin release which contracts the mammary cell to contract ,so that the heavens blessing(mothers milk)will ooze oof. As an overall,it causes the contraction of some muscle fibres.
Recent researches also say that,it decreases anxiety and depression in pregnant and lactating mothers
oxytocin is a hormone which is produced at time of giving birth to a child,

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