Oxytocin, vasopressin, and prolactin responses associated with nipple stimulation.
Nipple stimulation by pregnant women close to term results in oxytocin release, as reflected by increased levels of oxytocin in peripheral plasma. This appears to be a specific response, and it does not involve either vasopressin or prolactin release.
Hatjis
C G
CG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
Morris
M
M
Rose
J C
JC
Kofinas
A D
AD
Penry
M
M
Swain
M
M
D001940:Breast / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000502:physiology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000097:blood*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D014590:Uterine Contraction; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000097:blood*
D014667:Vasopressins; D010121:Oxytocin; D011388:Prolactin