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Effects of Administration of Oxytocin and Prolactin on Nucleic Acids and Phosphoprotein Contents of Mammary Glands in Lactating Rats

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Benson and Folley1 have demonstrated from the histological point of view that the injection of oxytocin as well as prolactin into lactating rats after removal of their litters showed a marked retarding effect on the involution of mammary gland tissue, and this finding was confirmed by us2 and others3,4. In previous experiments2,5, however, we failed to see the effects on the in vitro respiratory activity of the mammary gland tissue.

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ÔTA, K., YOKOYAMA, A. & SHINDE, Y. Effects of Administration of Oxytocin and Prolactin on Nucleic Acids and Phosphoprotein Contents of Mammary Glands in Lactating Rats. Nature 195, 77–78 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195077b0

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