A tale of two rhythms: The emerging roles of oxytocin in rhythmic prolactin release

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 778-784

  Bertram, R ^a   Helena, C V ^a   Gonzalez Iglesias, A E ^a   Tabak, J ^a   Freeman, M E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Oxytocin; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVIEW; ZONA INCERTA; ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN;

EID: 77954170843     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02012.x     Document Type: Review

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