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The Milk-Ejection Reflex and the Actions of Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Synthetic Analogues on the Mammary Gland

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Neurohypophysial Hormones and Similar Polypeptides

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In discussing the physiology of lactation, the following terminology introduced by Folley and his co-workers (Folley, 1947 b, 1949; Cowie, Folley, Cross, Harris, Jacobsohn, and Richardson, 1951; Cowie, Folley, and Richardson, 1954) will be adopted. This terminology has made an important contribution to our understanding of the subject because it separates two distinct processes -a) milk secretion and ß) milk removal.

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Bisset, G.W. (1968). The Milk-Ejection Reflex and the Actions of Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Synthetic Analogues on the Mammary Gland. In: Berde, B. (eds) Neurohypophysial Hormones and Similar Polypeptides. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie / Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46127-9_9

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