Prolactin-mediates a lactation-induced suppression of arcuate kisspeptin neuronal activity necessary for lactational infertility in mice
Eleni C.R. Hackwell, Sharon Rachel Ladyman, Jenny Clarkson, H James McQuillan, Ulrich Boehm, Allan Edward Herbison, Rosemary S. E. Brown, David Ross Grattan
This study shows that prolactin suppresses arcuate kisspeptin neuronal activity during lactation, preventing fertility in mice.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2024Neuroscience