oxytocin reflex

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• Oxytocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ({(4R,7S,10S …   Wikipedia

• Oxytocin — Strukturformel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …   Medical dictionary

• oxytocin —    A short lived, fast acting hormone, made by the hypothalamus of the brain, along with its close relative vasopressin (anti diuretic hormone), stored in the posterior pituitary, and released into the blood as needed. It stimulates certain… …   Herbal-medical glossary

• Ferguson-Reflex — Als Ferguson Reflex bezeichnet man in der Medizin einen Reflex, der während der Geburt dazu dient, die Wehen zu unterstützen. Der mechanische Dehnungs Reiz, den die Frucht auf Gebärmutterhals und Scheide ausübt, wird über das Rückenmark ins… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Ferguson reflex — The Ferguson reflex is the female body s response to pressure application in the cervix and/or vaginal walls.Upon application of pressure, oxytocin is released and uterine contractions are stimulated (which will in turn increase oxytocin… …   Wikipedia

• let-down reflex — the ejection or release of milk from the alveoli of the breast into the ducts, caused by a combination of neurogenic and hormonal reflexes involving the hormone oxytocin and, to a lesser extent, vasopressin; called also milk ejection r. and milk… …   Medical dictionary

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• Supraoptic nucleus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME |love GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human supraoptic nucleus (SON, dorsolateral and ventromedial components) in this coronal section is indicated by the shaded areas. Dots represent vasopressin (AVP) neurons… …   Wikipedia

• Hypothalamus — Brain: Hypothalamus Location of the human hypothalamus …   Wikipedia

• test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …   Medical dictionary