Alcohol inhibits suckling-induced oxytocin release in the lactating rat

Alcohol

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-55

  Subramanian, Marappa G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Lactation; Milk Secretion; Oxytocin; Suckling

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OXYTOCIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; RAT; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032868080     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(99)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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