Assertion: oxytocin | /r/HasProperty | released into peripheral circulation
Facets:
value: via the posterior pituitary
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Ongoing studies have been elucidating the routes of action to explain the ways in which the hormone, oxytocin, may act as a powerful pain reliever with opioid potency.3,6-10 Produced in the hypothalamus, oxytocin is released into the peripheral circulation via the posterior pituitary, as well as into the central nervous system, including spinal fluid.