Changes in the local metabolism of dopamine in the anterior and neural lobes but not in the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland during nursing

Brain Research

Volumn 790, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 315-317

  Nagy, György M ^a,b   DeMaria, Jamie E ^a   Freeman, Marc E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

DOPAC; Dopamine; Lactation; PHDA; Pituitary gland; Prolactin; THDA neuron; TIDA

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SUCKING;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032550188     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01559-X     Document Type: Article

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