Exogenous oxytocin attenuates suckling-induced prolactin release but not maternal or infant behavior in lactating rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 939-943

  Yamamuro, Yutaka ^a   Sensui, Naoto ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infant behavior; Lactating rat; Maternal behavior; Oxytocin; Prolactin; Suckling intensity

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK; NONHUMAN; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SUCKLING;

EID: 0032030312     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00536-2     Document Type: Article

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