A short polypeptide hormone, C43H66N12O12S2, released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the contraction of smooth muscle of the uterus during labor and facilitates ejection of milk from the breast during nursing.
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)Polypeptide hormone made in the pituitary gland.
Porcine growth hormone is a peptide hormone which is produced and released by the anterior pituitary.
Prolactin - A peptide hormone that induces lactation and parental care.
A peptide hormone, produced by the thyroid gland in human beings, that lowers plasma calcium and phosphate levels without augmenting calcium accretion.
Human chorionic gonadotropic (hCG) and human placental latogen (hPL) are peptide hormones produced and excreted by placental trophoblastic cells during pregnancy.
They're showing that some of the same peptide hormones are involved in both conditions.
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