Prolactin/ Edited by Robert B. Jaffe - New York: Elsevier North-Holland, 1981. - 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Current endocrinology.. .

Includes index. Bibliography: p.

Contents: The chemistry of prolactin / Hugh D. Niall -- Hypothalamic control of prolactin secretion / Richard I. Weiner and Cynthia L. Bethea -- Prolactin biosynthesis and its regulation by estrogens / Jack Gorski -- Mechanism of action of prolactin in the mammary gland / Jeffrey M. Rosen -- Role of prolactin in water and electrolyte balance in vertebrates / Charles S. Nicoll -- Prolactin secretion during pregnancy and lactation / H. Friesen and G. Forsbach -- Physiologic and pathophysiologic aspects of prolactin production in humans / Robert B. Jaffe

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