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prolactin secretion

The regulated release of prolactin, a peptide hormone that stimulates lactation, from secretory granules in the anterior pituitary. [GOC:mah, ISBN… 
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Review
2000
Review
2000
The Pars Tuberalis: The Missing Link in the Photoperiodic Regulation of Prolactin Secretion?
The endocrine function of the pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland has been an enigma for many years. Recent work suggests that… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Activation of 5-HT 1 serotonin receptors in the medial basal hypothalamus stimulates prolactin secretion in the unanaesthetized rat.
Prolactin concentrations were measured in plasma in unanaesthetized male rats chronically prepared with venous and intracerebral… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Relationships between luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and prolactin secretion and ovarian follicular development in the weaned sow.
Folliculogenesis was studied by assessing development of the largest 10 follicles obtained from 10 sows 48 h after weaning and by… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Characterization of bombesin receptors in a rat pituitary cell line.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The inhibition of phosphatidylinositol turnover: a possible postreceptor mechanism for the prolactin secretion-inhibiting effect of dopamine.
We studied the association between the inhibition of phosphatidylinositol (PI) turnover and the inhibition of PRL secretion in… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Evidence that stimulation of thyrotropin and prolactin secretion by thyrotropin-releasing hormone occur via different calcium-mediated mechanisms: studies with verapamil.
TRH stimulation of TSH and PRL secretion requires Ca2+. We determined whether influx of extracellular Ca2+ was involved in TRH… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Opioid regulation of prolactin secretion: evidence for a specific role of beta-endorphin.
Previous studies have shown that exogenously administered opioids, including beta-endorphin, stimulate prolactin release. The… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The effect of dopamine on thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced prolactin secretion in vitro.
The direct effects on PRL release of acute changes in dopamine (DA) and TRH concentrations were measured in an in vitro… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The effects of neurally active amino acids on prolactin secretion.
Several neurally active amino acids were injected into the third ventricle of anesthetized male rats. Two or eight mumole of GABA… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Inhibition of prolactin secretion by ergolines.
Peptide-containing ergot alkaloids and synthetic ergoline derivatives were administered to reserpine-treated male rats in order… 
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