Prolactin fractions from lactating rats elicit effects upon sensory spinal cord cells of male rats

Highlights • Prolactin of suckled and non-suckled rats. • PRL evoked different neuronal responses on spinal cord neurons. • PRL fractions from different physiological conditions give different results.

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Published in:Neuroscience 2013-09, Vol.248, p.552-561
Main Authors: Mena, F, González-Hernández, A, Navarro, N, Castilla, A, Morales, T, Rojas-Piloni, G, Martínez-Lorenzana, G, Condés-Lara, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
lactation
Lactation - blood
Lactation - physiology
Male
Nerve Fibers - drug effects
Nerve Fibers - physiology
Neurology
nociception
Nociceptors - drug effects
Nociceptors - physiology
Pain Threshold - drug effects
Pain Threshold - physiology
Posterior Horn Cells - drug effects
Posterior Horn Cells - physiology
prolactin
Prolactin - blood
Prolactin - pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Somesthesis and somesthetic pathways (proprioception, exteroception, nociception)
interoception
electrolocation. Sensory receptors
Spinal Cord - cytology
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
WDR neurons
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Summary:Highlights • Prolactin of suckled and non-suckled rats. • PRL evoked different neuronal responses on spinal cord neurons. • PRL fractions from different physiological conditions give different results.
ISSN:0306-4522
1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.06.052