Pituitary and Brain Actions of Estrogen and Progesterone in the Regulation of Primate Prolactin Secretion
| Autor: | M. Pecins-Thompson, S. G. Kohama, C. L. Bethea |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class media_common.quotation_subject Mammary gland Biology Prolactin Prolactin cell Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Anterior pituitary Estrogen Internal medicine medicine Ovulation hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Menstrual cycle Hormone media_common |
| Zdroj: | Estrogens, Progestins, and Their Antagonists ISBN: 9781461273776 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4612-2004-6_1 |
| Popis: | Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy. The anterior pituitary hormone, prolactin, has important functions in mammalian reproduction. It stimulates the production of milk proteins by epithelial cells in the mammary gland for infant nourishment.1 Prolactin may also contribute to the absence of ovulation that occurs with consistent nursing.2 Included in the 80 or so other functions attributed to prolactin across the vertebrate phyla,3 is stimulation of the immune system.4 While the immune action is manifested in males as well as females, study of the steroid regulation of pituitary prolactin has focused largely on the actions of estrogen (E) and progesterone (P) in females. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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