Extracts of the posterior pituitary were first used in obstetrics by Blair Bell in 1909.
The extracts contained two major endocrine components:
The unwanted antidiuretic hormone has been eliminated by chemical synthesis of the oxytocin octapeptide.
Synthetic oxytocin is called Syntocinon.
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