Oxytocin is a hormone that is involved with increasing contractions during childbirth. The action is

binding to membrane receptors and the result is increasing sodium and calcium. Oxytocin is most
likely a



a. peptide or protein.
b. steroid.
c. carbohydrate.
d. prostaglandin.
e. fatty acid derivative.


A

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