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Fetal Hypothalamus Controls Mother’s Contractions

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

The fetus tells the mother when it is ready to be born when its hypothalamus becomes activated  — probably releasing oxytocin, which reacts with the mother’s oxytocin receptors - not in the mother’s brain, but in the womb lining cells. Interesting.

Stimulation of Fetal Hypothalamus Induces Uterine Contractions in Pregnant
Rats at Term
Hisashi Endoh1,2, Takashi Fujioka1, [...]

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