title: Current status of the rat prolactin releasing factor.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009481:Neurophysins; D014667:Vasopressins; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D004958:Estradiol; D010121:Oxytocin; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D004298:Dopamine