Current status of the rat prolactin releasing factor.
The release of prolactin is governed by both inhibiting and releasing factors. Basal plasma concentration of prolactin is controlled mainly through inhibition by a prolactin release-inhibiting factor (PIF), while acute stimulation of prolactin release is believed to be caused by a prolactin-releasing factor (PRF). It is the general consensus that PIF is dopamine. The PRF plays an important role in stimulation of prolactin release, and there are promising putative PRFs.
D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis; D009481:Neurophysins / Q000502:physiology; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000502:physiology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D012016:Reference Values; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000502:physiology; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000502:physiology
D009481:Neurophysins; D014667:Vasopressins; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D004958:Estradiol; D010121:Oxytocin; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D004298:Dopamine