The brain prolactin system: Involvement in stress response adaptations in lactation

Stress

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 249-257

  Torner, Luz ^a   Neumann, Inga D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Antisense; Anxiety; HPA axis; Lactation; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; PROLACTIN; STRESS;

EID: 0036908797     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1025389021000048638     Document Type: Review

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