Oxytocin (pick the INCORRECT statement) ...

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is released by the adenohypophysis in response to touching the nipple of a lactating mother

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is structurally very similar to AVP, which is able to activate to some extent oxytocin receptors

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is released during labour, but it does not produce a synchronous contraction of the whole myometrium

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is used in neural circuits as a neurotransmitter and influences empathy and social behaviour

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