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Changes in the Electrical Properties of Supraoptic Nucleus Oxytocin and Vasopressin Neurons during Lactation

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Acute Prolactin and Oxytocin Responses and Milk Yield to Infant Suckling and Artificial Methods of Expression in Lactating Women

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Serotonin Stimulates Hypothalamic mRNA Expression and Local Release of Neurohypophysial Peptides

2003 • 81 citations

Immunocytochemical Localization of the Vertebrate Cyclic Nonapeptide Neurohypophyseal Hormones and Neurophysins

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Changes in immunostaining for oxytocin in the forebrain of the female rat during late pregnancy, parturition and early lactation

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The Maintenance of Normal Parturition in the Rat Requires Neurohypophysial Oxytocin

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Inhibition of milk ejection in cows by oxytocin receptor blockade, α-adrenergic receptor stimulation and in unfamiliar surroundings

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Functional κ-opioid receptors on oxytocin and vasopressin nerve terminals isolated from the rat neurohypophysis

1988 • 73 citations

Septal connections with identified oxytocin and vasopressin neurones in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat. An electrophysiological investigation

1980 • 73 citations

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1988 • 72 citations

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Oxytocin enhances onset of lactation among mothers delivering prematurely.

1981 • 72 citations

Dye coupling among immunocytochemically identified neurons in the supraoptic nucleus: Increased incidence in lactating rats

1987 • 71 citations

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The Importance of the Peripeduncular Nucleus in the Neuroendocrine Control of Sexual Behavior and Milk Ejection in the Rat

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Evidence for Stimulatory Noradrenergic and Inhibitory Dopaminergic Regulation of Oxytocin Release in the Lactating Rat*

1987 • 70 citations

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1966 • 69 citations

MILK-EJECTION ACTIVITY (OXYTOCIN) IN PERIPHERAL VENOUS BLOOD IN MAN DURING LACTATION AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH COITUS

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Dopamine D2 receptor activation depolarizes rat supraoptic neurones in hypothalamic explants.

1991 • 69 citations

Mechanisms of neonate sucking behaviour in the kitten

1967 • 68 citations

Histamine mediates fast synaptic inhibition of rat supraoptic oxytocin neurons via chloride conductance activation

1994 • 68 citations

Evidence for Prolactin Feedback Actions on Hypothalamic Oxytocin, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide and Dopamine Secretion

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Synaptic Potentials Mediated by α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Supraoptic Nucleus

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Ultrastructural studies on the hypothalamic neurosecretory neurons of the rat

1975 • 67 citations

Onset of Bursting in Oxytocin Cells in Suckled Rats

1997 • 67 citations

Noradrenergic control of central oxytocin release during lactation in rats

1998 • 67 citations

Nitric Oxide via cGMP-Dependent Mechanisms Increases Dye Coupling and Excitability of Rat Supraoptic Nucleus Neurons

1999 • 66 citations

Adrenalin activation of β2-adrenoceptors stimulates morphological changes in astrocytes (pituicytes) cultured from adult rat neurohypophyses

1991 • 66 citations

Depolarizing effect of noradrenaline on neurons of the rat supraoptic nucleus in vitro

1987 • 65 citations

Oxytocin in Plasma of Pregnant, Lactating and Cycling Ewes During Vaginal Stimulation

1968 • 65 citations

Enhanced neurotransmitter release at glutamatergic synapses on oxytocin neurones during lactation in the rat

2000 • 65 citations

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1991 • 65 citations

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2002 • 64 citations

Metabolic mapping of the brain in pregnant, parturient and lactating rats using Fos immunohistochemistry

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1993 • 63 citations

Distribution of trigeminohypothalamic and spinohypothalamic tract neurons displaying substance P receptor-like immunoreactivity in the rat

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Enhanced serotonergic transmission stimulates oxytocin secretion in conscious male rats.

1991 • 63 citations

Effects of septal and hippocampal stimuli on paraventricular nucleus neurons

1987 • 63 citations

MILK EJECTION IN THE RAT: THE RESULT OF A SELECTIVE RELEASE OF OXYTOCIN

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1983 • 61 citations

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1978 • 61 citations

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1988 • 61 citations

Breast-feeding and plasma oxytocin concentrations.

1980 • 60 citations

The mammary gland of the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus' with observations on the incubation of the egg and on the newly‐hatched young

1969 • 60 citations

Regulation of the milk ejection reflex in the rat.

1986 • 60 citations

Machine milking of dairy goats during lactation: udder anatomy, milking characteristics, and blood concentrations of oxytocin and prolactin

1994 • 60 citations

The silver staining of myoepithelial cells, particularly in the mammary gland, and their relation to the ejection of milk.

1952 • 60 citations

Neurohypophyseal hormone release in the human

1968 • 60 citations

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1988 • 60 citations

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2003 • 59 citations

Stimulation of oxytocin release in the lactating rat by central excitatory amino acid mechanisms: evidence for specific involvement of R,S-alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid-sensitive glutamate receptors.

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1991 • 58 citations

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1974 • 58 citations

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1992 • 57 citations

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Neuron-glia interactions in the release of oxytocin and vasopressin from the rat neural lobe: The role of opioids, other neuropeptides and their receptors

1994 • 56 citations

Chapter 3 Maternity leads to morphological synaptic plasticity in the oxytocin system

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Pre‐ and postsynaptic modulation of the electrical activity of rat supraoptic neurones

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Extracellular K+ in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat during reflex bursting activity by oxytocin neurones.

1991 • 51 citations

Chapter 18 Modulation of synaptic transmission by oxytocin and vasopressin in the supraoptic nucleus

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Brainstem prolactin-releasing peptide neurons are sensitive to stress and lactation

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1974 • 50 citations

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1968 • 49 citations

Mammary gland growth and milk ejection in the agile wallaby, Macropus agilis, displaying concurrent asynchronous lactation

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1985 • 48 citations

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1990 • 46 citations

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Electrophysiological evidence for connections between septal neurones and the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus of the rat

1981 • 46 citations

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1969 • 43 citations

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2001 • 43 citations

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2003 • 43 citations

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Current Concepts on the Role of Oxytocin in Milk Ejection

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Limbic Regions Mediating Central Actions of Oxytocin on the Milk‐Ejection Reflex in the Rat

1995 • 41 citations

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1986 • 40 citations

Chapter 8 Glial cells in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system: key elements of the regulation of neuronal electrical and secretory activity

2002 • 40 citations

Involvement of P 2 -purinergic receptors in intracellular Ca 2+ responses and the contraction of mammary myoepithelial cells

1997 • 40 citations

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1983 • 40 citations

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1987 • 39 citations

Oxytocin-Stimulated Myosin Phosphorylation in Mammary Myoepithelial Cells: Roles of Calcium Ions and Cyclic Nucleotides*

1984 • 39 citations

The nipple and the areola of the human female breast

1962 • 39 citations

Observations of the comparative anatomy and ultrastructure of mammary glands and on the fatty acids of the triglycerides in platypus and echidna milk fats

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Role of central oxytocin in the control of the milk ejection reflex

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Comparative physiology of milk removal.

1977 • 38 citations

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1983 • 38 citations

Integration of synaptic and intrinsic dendritic currents in cat spinal motoneurons

2002 • 38 citations

Oxytocin Nerve Fibers Innervate β-Endorphin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Rat Hypothalamus

1992 • 38 citations

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1999 • 37 citations

Oxytocin receptors in rat involuting mammary gland

1983 • 37 citations

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2004 • 37 citations

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2001 • 36 citations

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1978 • 36 citations

Electrophysiological Distinctions Between Oxytocin and Vasopressin Neurons in the Supraoptic Nucleus

1998 • 35 citations

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1993 • 35 citations

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1983 • 34 citations

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A comparison of analgesia and suppression of oxytocin release by opiates

1984 • 34 citations

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1999 • 33 citations

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Lesion and electrophysiological studies on the hypothalamic afferent pathway of the milk ejection reflex in the rat

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Reflections on respiratory rhythm generation

2004 • 32 citations

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2001 • 32 citations

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2002 • 32 citations

Kappa Opiate Receptors Inhibit Release of Oxytocin from the Magnocellular System during Dehydration

1990 • 32 citations

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1969 • 32 citations

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1983 • 32 citations

Afferent projections from the mammary glands to the spinal cord in the lactating rat—II. Electrophysiological responses of spinal neurons during stimulation of the nipples, including suckling

1986 • 32 citations

THE BLOOD LEVELS OF OXYTOCIN DURING SUCKLING AND HAND-MILKING IN THE GOAT WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE PATTERN OF HORMONE RELEASE

1972 • 32 citations

THE AFFERENT PATH OF THE MILK-EJECTION REFLEX IN THE BRAIN OF THE GUINEA-PIG

1967 • 32 citations

The continuous measurement of milk intake at a feed in breast-fed babies

1982 • 32 citations

Electrical recordings of magnocellular supraoptic and paraventricular neurons displaying both oxytocin- and vasopressin-related activity

1995 • 31 citations

Effect of Presence of Calf on Milking-Induced Release of Prolactin and Oxytocin During Early Lactation of Dairy Cows

1984 • 31 citations

Oxytocin neurones are recruited into co-ordinated fluctuations of firing before bursting in the rat

2004 • 31 citations

Oxytocin enhances presynaptic and postsynaptic glutamatergic transmission between rat olfactory bulb neurones in culture

2001 • 31 citations

Somatodendritic autoreceptors on oxytocin neurones.

1995 • 31 citations

A correlation between suckling pressures and the movements of the tongue.

1959 • 31 citations

The Variability of Basal Action Potential Firing Is Positively Correlated with Bursting in Hypothalamic Oxytocin Neurones

2000 • 30 citations

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1991 • 30 citations

La régression de la glande mammaire à l'arrêt de la lactation

1967 • 30 citations

µ‐Opioid Receptor Modulates Peptide Release From Rat Neurohypophysial Terminals By Inhibiting Ca²⁺ Influx

2003 • 30 citations

Activation of κ-opioid receptors inhibits depolarisation-evoked exocytosis but not the rise in intracellular Ca2+ in secretory nerve terminals of the neurohypophysis

1992 • 30 citations

Substance P immunoreactivity in the rat mammary nipple and the effects of capsaicin treatment on lactation

1984 • 30 citations

Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors on plasma membranes from rat mammary gland.: Demonstration of vasopressin receptors by stimulation of inositol phosphate formation, and oxytocin receptors by binding of a specific ¹²⁵I-labeled oxytocin antagonist, d(CH₂)₅¹[Tyr(Me)², Thr⁴,Tyr-NH₂⁹]OVT

1989 • 30 citations

Sleep is not a prerequisite for the milk ejection reflex in the pig

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1987 • 29 citations

Identification of functional oxytocin receptors in lactating rat mammary gland in vitro

1990 • 29 citations

Central Stimulation of Oxytocin Release in the Lactating Rat by N-Methyl-D-Aspartate: Requirement for Coactivation through Non-NMDA Glutamate Receptors or the Glycine Coagonist Site

1995 • 29 citations

Involvement of Histamine in Suckling-Induced Release of Oxytocin, Prolactin and Adrenocorticotropin in Lactating Rats

1996 • 29 citations

Central Blockade of Oxytocin Receptors During Late Gestation Disrupts Systemic Release of Oxytocin During Suckling In Rats

2003 • 29 citations

Relationship Between Ultrastructure and Response to Oxytocin of the Mammary Myoepithelium Throughout Pregnancy and Lactation: Effect of Estrogen and Progesterone

1974 • 29 citations

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Histaminergic Control of Oxytocin Release in the Paraventricular Nucleus during Lactation in Rats

2001 • 28 citations

Spinal Pathway of the Milk-Ejection Reflex in the Rat

1984 • 28 citations

DETERMINATION OF THE DETAILED HYPOTHALAMIC ROUTE OF THE MILK-EJECTION REFLEX IN THE GUINEA-PIG

1971 • 28 citations

Activation of Central D-1 Dopamine Receptors Stimulates Oxytocin Release in the Lactating Rat: Evidence for Involvement of the Hypothalamic Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei

1992 • 28 citations

Variations in oxytocin secretion during the 4-day oestrous cycle of the rat

1993 • 28 citations

Taurine and the control of basal hormone release from rat neurohypophysis

2003 • 28 citations

Chapter 2.1.3 Phenotypic and state-dependent expression of the electrical and morphological properties of oxytocin and vasopressin neurones

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Evidence for involvement of an adrenal catecholamine in the β-adrenergic inhibition of oxytocin release in lactating rats

1988 • 27 citations

THE ROLE OF THE DORSAL TRACTS OF THE SPINAL CORD AND OF THE MESENCEPHALIC AND THALAMIC LEMNISCAL SYSTEM IN THE MILK-EJECTION REFLEX DURING MILKING IN THE EWE

1970 • 26 citations

The cutaneous innervation of the human female breast

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Characteristics of milk ejection, associated intramammary pressure changes and oxytocin release in the mare

1988 • 26 citations

Membrane excitability and secretion from peptidergic nerve terminals.

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A direct catecholaminergic projection from the brainstem to the neurohypophysis of the rat

1989 • 26 citations

Activity of putative oxytocin neurones during reflex milk ejection in conscious rabbits.

1984 • 26 citations

Oxytocin Response to Conditioned and Nonconditioned Stimuli in Lactating Ewes1

1987 • 26 citations

Effects of morphine and naloxone on the release of oxytocin and on milk ejection in dairy cows

2000 • 25 citations

Ventral tegmental oxytocin induces grooming

1988 • 25 citations

Spontaneous milk ejection during lactation and its possible relevance to success of breast-feeding.

1978 • 25 citations

The effect of systemic and central nitric oxide administration on milk availability in lactating rats

1996 • 24 citations

Neuronal–Glial and Synaptic Remodelling in the Adult Hypothalamus in Response to Physiological Stimuli

2007 • 24 citations

Effects of hemitransection of the midbrain on milk-ejection burst of oxytocin neurones in lactating rat

1995 • 24 citations

Wall structure and closing mechanisms of the bovine teat.

1950 • 23 citations

Arousal a prerequisite for suckling in the conscious rabbit?

1982 • 23 citations

Synchronization of oxytocin neurons in suckled rats: possible role of bilateral innervation of hypothalamic supraoptic nuclei by single medullary neurons

2004 • 23 citations

The vital role of saliva as a mechanical sealant for suckling in the rat

1970 • 23 citations

Anatomical Remodelling of the Supraoptic Nucleus: Changes in Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Transmission

2004 • 23 citations

The Neural Input of the Milk Ejection Reflex in the Hypothalamus

1973 • 23 citations

Milk Ejection resulting from Mechanical Stimulation of Mammary Myoepithelium in the Rabbit

1954 • 23 citations

Small Intestine Transit Time and Magnesium Absorption in the Calf

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Characteristics of early- and late-recruited oxytocin bursting cells at the beginning of suckling in rats.

1988 • 23 citations

Effects of Central GABA<sub>B</sub> Receptor Modulation upon the Milk Ejection Reflex in the Rat

1996 • 23 citations

Dorsolateral columns of the spinal cord are necessary for both suckling-induced neuroendocrine reflexes and the kyphotic nursing posture in lactating rats

2002 • 22 citations

Reflex Regulation of Autonomic Influences upon the Oxytocin-Induced Contractile Response of the Mammary Gland in the Anesthetized Rat*

1979 • 22 citations

Rhythmic contractions of the teat sphincter in bovines: an expulsion mechanism

1982 • 22 citations

Neurohypophyseal hormone release in the human

1965 • 22 citations

Maternal behaviour and the effects of stress in tree shrews

1974 • 22 citations

THE EFFECT OF TEAT ANAESTHESIA ON THE MILK-EJECTION REFLEX IN THE RABBIT

1968 • 22 citations

Milk Ejection Bursts of Supraoptic Oxytocin Neurones during Bilateral and Unilateral Suckling in the Rat

1996 • 22 citations

Potentiation of glutamatergic synaptic input to supraoptic neurons by presynaptic nicotinic receptors

2001 • 21 citations

A Rise in Intramammary Pressure Follows Electrical Stimulation of Mammary Nerve in Anesthetized Rats*

1978 • 21 citations

Excitatory versus inhibitory modulation by ATP of neurohypophysial terminal activity in the rat

2000 • 21 citations

Dynamics of Oxytocin Secretion

1974 • 21 citations

Effect of Spinal Cord Lesions on Milk Ejection in the Rabbit

1968 • 21 citations

Acetylcholine attenuates synaptic GABA release to supraoptic neurons through presynaptic nicotinic receptors

2001 • 21 citations

The Channeling of Natural Stimuli that Evoke the Ejection of Milk in the Rat. Effect of Transections in the Midbrain and Hypothalamus

1976 • 21 citations

Glutamate excitation of oxytocin neurones in vitro involves predominantly non-NMDA receptors

1997 • 20 citations

Release of Oxytocin and Vasopressin in Lactating Rats After Injection of Carbachol into the Third Ventricle

1971 • 20 citations

Central neurokinin 3 receptors increase systemic oxytocin release: interaction with norepinephrine

2003 • 20 citations

Evidence for a spinal site at which opioids may act to inhibit the milk-ejection reflex

1985 • 20 citations

Catecholamine antagonism to oxytocin-induced milk-ejection.

1971 • 20 citations

Stress and nursing in the pig: Role of HPA axis and endogenous opioid peptides

1995 • 20 citations

Peripartum interneuronal coupling in the supraoptic nucleus

2002 • 20 citations

The Relation of the Milk‐Ejection Reflex to the Ability to Breast Feed

1992 • 20 citations

DOES A MECHANISM OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK DETERMINE THE INTERMITTENT RELEASE OF OXYTOCIN DURING SUCKLING?

1974 • 19 citations

Histo- and cytophysiology of the lactating mammary gland of the African elephant ( Loxodonta africana)

1998 • 19 citations

Oxytocin and the Milk-Ejection Reflex

1986 • 19 citations

Neurotransmitter and Neurohormonal Regulation of Oxytocin Secretion in Lactationa

1992 • 19 citations

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIPPLE IN PREGNANCY

1958 • 19 citations

The oxytocin secretory response to breast stimulation in women during the menstrual cycle

1984 • 18 citations

The Milk‐Ejection Reflex in the Peri‐Partum Rat: Effects of Oestradiol and Progesterone on Basal Milk‐Ejection Frequency and the Facilitatory Response to Central Oxytocin

1997 • 18 citations

AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY IN THE EWE OF THE TRACTS WHICH TRANSMIT IMPULSES FROM THE MAMMARY GLANDS TO THE PITUITARY STALK

1970 • 18 citations

Aspects of the neuronal and endocrine components of reflex milk ejection in conscious rabbits

1986 • 17 citations

Changing characteristics of the milk-ejection reflex during pregnancy, lactation and after weaning in the rat

1986 • 17 citations

EFFECTS OF VOLUME AND DISTRIBUTION OF MILK ON THE OXYTOCIN-INDUCED CONTRACTION OF THE LACTATING RAT MAMMARY GLAND IN VIVO

1971 • 16 citations

Intrinsic and synaptic mechanisms of hypothalamic neurons studied with slice and explant preparations

1989 • 16 citations

Electrophysiological Studies of Oxytocin Neurons in Organotypic Slice Cultures

1998 • 16 citations

Effect of Suckling on NADPH‐Diaphorase (Nitric Oxide Synthase, NOS) Reactivity and NOS Gene Expression in the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei of Lactating Rats

2000 • 15 citations

Comparative and Sensory Aspects of Milk Ejection

1969 • 15 citations

Oxytocin Receptors in the Mammary Gland and Reproductive Tract of a Marsupial, the Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus Vulpecula)1

1991 • 15 citations

Electrophysiological evidence for mutual excitation of oxytocin cells in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus.

1995 • 15 citations

Reproducible increases in intramammary pressure after spinal cord stimulation in lactating rats

1984 • 15 citations

Naloxone and adrenergic blocking agents fail to abolish central inhibition of milk ejection in cows

1997 • 15 citations

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the nipple of the rat mammary gland

1994 • 14 citations

Afferent Stimulation Regulates Oxytocin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid During Early Lactation in Rats

1992 • 14 citations

Plasma Levels of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide and Oxytocin in Response to Suckling, Electrical Stimulation of the Mammary Nerve and Oxytocin Infusion in Rats

1990 • 14 citations

Neurotransmitter Interaction in Release of Intranuclear Oxytocin in Magnocellular Nuclei of the Hypothalamus

1999 • 14 citations

Central inhibition of milk ejection in the rabbit: involvement of hippocampus and subiculum

1984 • 13 citations

STIMULATION OF THE SUPRAOPTICOHYPOPHYSIAL TRACT IN THE RAT DURING SUCKLING: FAILURE TO ALTER THE INHERENT PERIODICITY OF REFLEX OXYTOCIN RELEASE

1975 • 13 citations

Oxytocin suppresses the GABAergic synaptic input in supraoptic neurones from the rat.

1995 • 13 citations

The neurohistology of quiescent mammary tissue inLepus albus

1966 • 13 citations

Effect of denervation on fluid flow into rat mammary gland

1968 • 13 citations

Vaginal distension induces milk ejection-related burst of oxytocin neurones interacting with suckling stimuli in lactating rats

1987 • 13 citations

Facilitatory effect of antidromic stimulation on milk ejection-related activation of oxytocin neurons during suckling in the rat

1985 • 13 citations

Prolonged electrical stimulation of the nipples evokes intermittent milk ejection in the anaesthetised lactating rat

1987 • 13 citations

Facilitatory effect of oxytocin on oxytocin cell background activity in the rat is suckling-dependent

1987 • 12 citations

Immunocytochemical localization of substance P receptor in hypothalamic oxytocin-containing neurons of C57 mice

2002 • 12 citations

Characteristics of the spontaneous milk ejecting activity occurring during human lactation

1993 • 12 citations

Role of the paraventricular nucleus in controlling the frequency of milk ejection and the facilitatory effect of centrally administered oxytocin in the suckled rat

1990 • 12 citations

Recurrent mammary gland contractions induced by a low tonic release of oxytocin in rats

1985 • 12 citations

Supraoptic neurosecretory cells: Synaptic inputs from the nucleus accumbens in the rat

1984 • 12 citations

Contraction of lactating rat mammary gland in response to direct mechanical stimulation

1965 • 11 citations

Intramammary pressure in the lactating sow in response to oxytocin and during natural milk ejections throughout lactation

2003 • 11 citations

Effect of interhemispheric sections of the hypothalamus on milk-ejection bursts of supraoptic oxytocin neurones during bilateral and unilateral suckling in the rat

1997 • 11 citations

Connections of hypothalamic paraventricular neurons with the dorsal medial thalamus and neurohypophysis: an electrophysiological study in the rat

1984 • 11 citations

BROMOCRIPTINE AND α-ERGOCRYPTINE DO NOT INHIBIT OXYTOCIN SECRETION IN THE LACTATING RAT

1981 • 11 citations

Inhibition of oxytocin release and milk let-down in postpartum primiparous cows is not abolished by naloxone

2001 • 11 citations

Permissive Effect of Centrally Administered Oxytocin on the Excitatory Response of Oxytocin Neurones to Ventral Tegmental Stimulation in the Suckled Lactating Rat

2000 • 11 citations

THE EFFECT OF PROSTAGLANDINS ON THE GUINEA-PIG MAMMARY GLAND

1971 • 11 citations

The Blood and Nerve Supply to the Mammary Glands of the Cat, and other Laboratory Animals

1953 • 10 citations

Oxytocin release evoked by electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain in the rat: Analysis of stimulus parameters and supraoptic neuronal activity

1988 • 9 citations

Further Evidence that the Septum is not part of the Main Pathway of the Milk Ejection Reflex in the Rat

1991 • 9 citations

Age‐related modifications of the morphological organization of pituicytes are associated with alteration of the GABAergic and dopaminergic innervation afferent to the neurohypophysial lobe

2003 • 9 citations

Excitatory effects of oxytocin and cholecystokinin on oxytocin neurones: differences between virgin, pregnant and lactating rats

2003 • 9 citations

Electronmicroscopic and electrophysiological studies of the teat branch of the XIII thoracic nerve: relationship with lactation in the rat

1988 • 9 citations

Effect of Centrally Administered Oxytocin on the Association Between Cortical Electroencephalogram and Milk Ejection in the Rat

1989 • 9 citations

The Control of Milk Flow Through the Teats of Dairy Cows

1992 • 9 citations

Potentiation of lactation-induced oxytocin secretion by intracerebroventricular oxytocin in the conscious goat

1988 • 9 citations

Prolactin releasing peptides modulate background firing rate and milk-ejection related burst of oxytocin cells in the supraoptic nucleus

2004 • 9 citations

A NEURAL BASIS FOR CENTRAL INHIBITION OF MILK EJECTION IN THE RABBIT

1980 • 8 citations

Action of epinephrine on the function of the teat sphincter in the lactating cow.

1984 • 8 citations

Ultrastructural visualization and neurochemical characterization of spinal projections of primary sensory afferents from the nipple: combined use of transganglionic transport of HRP-WGA and glutamate immunocytochemistry.

1994 • 8 citations

Inhibition by GABA of hormone release from the neurohypophysis in the rat [proceedings].

1979 • 8 citations

Electrophysiological Studies of the Magnocellular Neurons

1985 • 8 citations

Identification of the hypothalamic site through which locus coeruleus axons decussate to reach and stimulate contralateral LH-RH neurons

1988 • 8 citations

The influence of tactile stimulation of nipples on the milk ejection reflex in the rat

1992 • 7 citations

Possible Control by Oxytocin of Periodical and Synchronous Neurosecretory Bursts of Oxytocin Cells

1983 • 7 citations

EFFECT OF NALOXONE ON NEUROHYPOPHYSEAL PEPTIDE RESPONSES TO BREAST FEEDING AND BREAST STIMULATION IN MAN

1990 • 7 citations

Neural and anatomic characteristics of peripheral afferent fibers in the milk ejection reflex

1985 • 7 citations

Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase is Responsible for Nitric Oxide Release from Murine Pituicytes

2003 • 7 citations

SUCKLING IN THE GUINEA-PIG: THE EFFECTS OF PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION WITH AN ANTISERUM TO OXYTOCIN

1981 • 6 citations

THE HYPOTHALAMIC SLICE APPROACH TO NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

1983 • 6 citations

Electrical Activity of Dorsal Horn Neurons During the Suckling-Induced Milk Ejection Reflex in the Lactating Rat

1992 • 6 citations

A cineradiographic study of the teat sinus during suckling in the goat.

1957 • 5 citations

[Dual noradrenergic control of oxytocin release during the milk ejection reflex in the rat].

1980 • 5 citations

Reappraisal of the influence of mammary distension on the frequency of milk ejection in the rat

1985 • 5 citations

Localisation of [3H] clonidine binding in rat neurohypophysis by means of electron-microscopic autoradiography

1986 • 5 citations

The Role of Alpha-2 Adrenoceptors in the Regulation of Oxytocin Neurones in the Suckled Rat

1997 • 5 citations

Central inhibition of oxytocin release in the rabbit: role of the midbrain

1986 • 5 citations

Role of tachykinin receptors and melatonin in oxitocin secretion from isolated rat hypothalmo-neurohypophysial system.

2004 • 4 citations

GABAB Receptors and Supraoptic Neuronal Activity

1998 • 3 citations

Influence de la Bradykinine Sur L'éjection du Lait Chez la Brebis et la Chevre

1968 • 3 citations

Participation of the hippocampus in the facilitatory effect of an exteroceptive stimulus on milk ejection

1984 • 3 citations

Mammary resistance: a possible controlling factor in milk ejection

1987 • 3 citations

Facilitatory effect of hypothalamo-neurophypophysial tract stimulation on milk ejection frequency in the lactating rat

1990 • 2 citations

Study of the function of the teat sphincter in lactating cows.

1980 • 1 citations