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Oxytocin, a peptide hormone from hypotha...

Oxytocin, a peptide hormone from hypothalamus, has all the following effects except
A. Stimulates vigorous contractions of the uterus at the time of child birth
B. Its hypersecretion causes Cushing's syndrome
C. Stimulates milk ejection from mammary glands
D. Its synthetic form is often given to induce labor

A

A & C

B

B only

C

B & D

D

C & D

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