Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland that plays a significant role in social bonding, sexual reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth.
A region of the brain responsible for producing hormones that control bodily functions such as temperature regulation, thirst, hunger, sleep, mood, sex drive, and release of other hormones within the body.
A small endocrine system organ that produces hormones influencing various parts of the body - growth & development; functioning of other endocrine glands; regulation processes like metabolism & reproduction.