OXYTOCIN (7 9)
\ˌɒksɪtˈɒsɪn sˈɛvən nˈa͡ɪn], \ˌɒksɪtˈɒsɪn sˈɛvən nˈaɪn], \ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_t_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_n__ s_ˈɛ_v_ə_n n_ˈaɪ_n]\
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A hypothalamic tripeptide, enzymatic degradation product of oxytocin, that inhibits the release of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH).
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).