Biology:Pituitrin
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Short description: Hormone formerly used in obstetrics
Pituitrin is a proprietary name for an extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics and since displaced by purer preparations.[1] It was used for the induction of labor prior to birth and for the treatment of post-partum hemorrhage (from vasopressin's vasoconstrictive properties).[2]
References
- ↑ "Pituitrin". https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Pituitrin.
- ↑ Wislicki, L. (1943). "The antagonism between the posterior pituitary lobe and insulin". The Journal of Physiology 102 (3): 274–280. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1943.sp004033. PMC 1393409. https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1113/jphysiol.1943.sp004033. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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