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The 23 pages that link to Oxytocin, each with the reason it gives.

• Social supportRelated: Research examines its role in social bonding and stress regulation.

• MilkRelated: Milk release depends on this hormone-driven let-down reflex.

• LactationRelated: Infant suckling triggers its release, moving milk into ducts.

• ProlactinCompared with: It releases milk already produced, whereas prolactin stimulates its production.

• Mammary glandRelated: Infant suckling triggers oxytocin release, which contracts cells around the gland's alveoli.

• Romantic loveRelated: Research links oxytocin to social bonding, though it does not explain love by itself.

• BreastfeedingRelated: Its release triggers the let-down reflex during feeding.

• OrgasmRelated: Oxytocin levels can rise around orgasm, though its effects vary.

• Antidiuretic hormoneCompared with: It is structurally related to vasopressin but has distinct principal physiological effects.

• Peptide hormoneBroader topic: It demonstrates peptide hormone roles in reproduction and social behavior.

• Human–animal bondRelated: Interactions between people and animals can engage biological systems associated with social bonding.

• LaborRelated: Oxytocin helps coordinate contractions and is also used to induce or augment labor.

• Uterine contractionRelated: It increases contraction strength and helps coordinate labor.

• Love (emotion)Related: Research links oxytocin to some bonding processes, without making it a simple chemical cause of love.

• EndorphinsCompared with: It is another peptide signal, but it acts through a different receptor system.

• Uterine atonyRelated: It is commonly administered to prevent or treat atonic bleeding.

• Breast (anatomy)Related: It moves milk from secretory tissue into the ducts.

• Breast milkRelated: It triggers the let-down reflex that moves milk toward the nipple.

• Patricia ChurchlandRelated: Its role in bonding helps connect neural mechanisms with the social capacities Churchland discusses.

• KindnessRelated: Research examines oxytocin in social behavior, but it does not provide a simple biological explanation of kindness.

• Extended breastfeedingRelated: Its release during nursing supports the milk let-down reflex.

• Human–animal breastfeedingRelated: Its release helps move milk during nursing.

• UdderRelated: Its release causes milk to move from secretory tissue toward the teats.