Lactation reduces prolactin levels in reproductively experienced female rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-282

  Byrnes, Elizabeth M ^a   Bridges, Robert S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrous cycle parity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23844506917     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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