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Assertion: Oxytocin is called 'milk-ejection hormone'
Reason: Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of uterus and stimulates its contraction. \

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Oxytocin acts on the smooth muscles of our body and stimulates their contraction, in females, it stimulates a vigorous contraction of uterus at the time of child birth, and mlk ejection from the mammary gland during suckiling.
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