Prolactin as a protective factor in stress-induced biological changes

✍ Scribed by Dr. Filippo Drago; Velia D'Agata; Teresa Iacona; Francesco Spadaro; Michele Grassi; Carmela Valerio; Carmelo Astuto; Nunzio Lauria; Rocco Raffaele; Matteo Vitetta

• Book ID: 102307338
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 461 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0887-8013
• DOI: 10.1002/jcla.1860030605

✦ Synopsis

The adenohypophyseal hormone prolactin (PRL) is released during stress of physical and psychological nature. In animals, this hormone facilitates adaptive behavior, induces analgesia, and enhances grooming behav-Key words:

ior. It also reduces corticosterone secretion and the incidence of gastric ulcers induced by physical stress. It is possible that PRL plays a protective role against stress-induced biological modifications in animals.

Stress, pituitary, behavior, analgesia, grooming, hypothermia, gastric ulcers, ACTH antagonism