What is the function of Oxytocin hormone?

What is the function of Oxytocin hormone?
  1. Stimulation of water and electrolyte resorption
  2. Stimulation of contraction of uterus and milk ejection
  3. Stimulation of growth hormone secretion
  4. Stimulation of steroid hormone secretion

Solution

Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction. In females, it stimulates a vigorous contraction of uterus at the time of child birth, and milk ejection from the mammary gland.

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