Thyrotropin-releasing hormone affects the oxytocin, vasopressin and prolactin release in female rats during midlactation: Relation to suckling

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-150

  Ciosek, J ^a   Guzek, J W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lactation; Oxytocin; Prolactin; Thyrotropin releasing hormone; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SUCKLING; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LACTATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0031961636     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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