Prolactin, the hormone of paternity

Authors
Schradin, C Anzenberger, G
Citation
C. Schradin et G. Anzenberger, Prolactin, the hormone of paternity, NEWS PHYSL, 14, 1999, pp. 223-231
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
08861714 → ACNP
Volume
14
Year of publication
1999
Pages
223 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-1714(199912)14:<223:PTHOP>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Prolactin has long been known to play a significant role in maternal care. When behavioral endocrinologists began to examine the endocrinology of fath erhood, prolactin was also found to be connected with paternal care in fish , birds, and mammals including primates.