Suckling-induced serum prolactin levels are modified by interference with milk ejection in lactating rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 182-189

  Voloschin, Luis M ^a,b,c   Gallardo, María G P ^a,b   Tramezzani, Juan H ^a,b  

^a Instituto Neurobiologia Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK EJECTION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK EJECTION; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; RATS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031799397     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.1.182     Document Type: Article

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