Stimulatory effect of central oxytocin on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuron activity and inhibition on prolactin secretion: Neurochemical and electrophysiological studies

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4120-4125

  Yuan, Zung Fan ^a   Pan, Jenn Tser ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL STIMULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTATION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; TUBEROHYPOPHYSEAL TRACT;

EID: 0008590218     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.10.8828466     Document Type: Article

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