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[Release of neurophysins during suckling in the lactating woman]

J J Legros, P Remacle, J R Van Cauwenberge

    Comptes Rendus Des Seances De La Societe De Biologie Et De Ses Filiales
    |January 1, 1975
    PubMed

    Using radioimmunoassay for total immunoreactive blood neurophysins (I.R.Neur.) we demonstrate a significant increase 30' after the onset of suckling in 26 normal carefully studied lactating women. On the first day postpartum a constant increase is only observed in 12 patients whilst a significant increase is clearly shown for all patients from the 2nd to the 6th day. These variations are similar to those observed for prolactin blood levels; there is however no relation between basal, suckling stimulated, or ergocryptin inhibited prolactin blood level on the one hand and I.R.Neur. blood level on the other hand.

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