Which part of the body is oxytocin produced in?
In the pituitary gland
In the hypothalamus.
In the adrenals.
In the thyroid gland.
In the hypothalamus, oxytocin is made in magnocellular neurosecretory cells of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei, and is stored in Herring bodies at the axon terminals in the posterior pituitary. It is then released into the blood from the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis) of the pituitary gland.
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In the pituitary gland
In the hypothalamus.
In the adrenals.
In the thyroid gland.
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