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A member asked:
What gland produces oxytocin, vasopressin adh?
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Posterior pituitary: The posterior (back) part of the pituitary gland in the brain contains the cells that produce oxytocin (that stimulates uterine contractions in labor) and ADH (vasopressin) (anti-diuretic hormone), which regulates retention of water by the body.
Answered 9/5/2017
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The pituitary gland.: These hormones are chemically very similar, yet functionally distinct.
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