Pituitrin

Pituitrin is a proprietary name for an extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics and since disp

Pituitrin is a proprietary name for an extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics and since displaced by purer preparations.[1] It was used for the induction of labor prior to birth and for the treatment of post-partum hemorrhage (from vasopressin's vasoconstrictive properties).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pituitrin". medical-dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ Wislicki, L. (1943). "The antagonism between the posterior pituitary lobe and insulin". The Journal of Physiology. 102 (3): 274–280. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1943.sp004033. PMC 1393409. PMID 16991607.

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