Anterior pituitary release of prolactin is inhibited by exposure to short photoperiod

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 341-345

  Badura, Lori L ^a,b   Goldman, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal hypothalamus; Daylength; Hamsters; Perifusion; Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0030906976     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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