It is released from the posterior pituitary, as is that aforementioned similar one, vasopressin.
One non-peptide agonist of this hormone is Wyeth's WAY 267,464. This hormone belongs to a class that has a disulfide bridge between cysteine residues 1 and 6. This hormone stimulates the release of PGF2 alpha. It is found with the carrier protein neurophysin I in Herring bodies. This hormone is released in the Ferguson reflex. It differs from a structurally similar one in having isoleucine at its third position. This was the first peptide hormone to have it structure elucidated and synthesized. It is released from the posterior pituitary, as is that aforementioned similar one, vasopressin. For 10 points, name this nonapeptide hormone responsible for uterine contractions and lactation that is nicknamed the "love hormone."
One non-peptide agonist of this hormone is Wyeth's WAY 267,464.
oxytocin