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Original Research
Prostaglandin E2-induced inhibiting effect on human plasma prolactin in early puerperium
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Dcpartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 1979, 6(4), 276–279;
Published: 10 December 1979
Abstract
On the fourth day after delivery PGE2 was given orally in a dose schedule of 2 mg every 30 minutes for a total dose of 8 mg to twelve puerperal women. Serum prolactin. Showed a significant decrease in comparison to basal levels and to those of controls during the control times. The authors suggest that PGE2-induced prolactin decrease could be mediated by hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons or by an hypothetic prostaglandin-receptor in the brain.