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Effect of lactation on hypothalamic preproenkephalin gene expression

M A Ottinger1, K L Rosewell, N G Weiland

  • 1Department of Poultry Science, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.

Summary

Lactation increases preproenkephalin gene expression in specific rat brain areas, potentially affecting reproductive hormones and cycles. This study reveals differential gene regulation during the postpartum period.

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