Immunoneutralization of Prolactin Prevents Stimulatory Feedback of Prolactin on Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Dopaminergic Neurons

Dopamine: A Prolactin-Inhibiting Hormone*

1985 • 735 citations

The organization of tubero-hypophyseal and reticulo-infundibular catecholamine neuron systems in the rat brain

1973 • 515 citations

Effects of Prolactin and Ergot Alkaloids on the Tubero-Infundibular Dopamine (DA) Neurons

1972 • 306 citations

Further Evidence for the Existence of Tubero‐infundibular Dopamine Neurons

1966 • 193 citations

Release of Dopamine from Tuberoinfundibular Neurons into Pituitary Stalk Blood after Prolactin or Haloperidol Administration*

1980 • 186 citations

Interactions between Prolactin and Dopaminergic Neurons1

1987 • 157 citations

Cellular Localization of Monoamines in the Median Eminence and in the Infundibular Stem of Some Mammals

1963 • 140 citations

Hyperprolactinemia Increases and Hypoprolactinemia Decreases Tyrosine Hydroxylase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in the Arcuate Nuclei, but not the Substantia Nigra or Zona Incerta*

1991 • 131 citations

Estrogen Inhibition of Dopamine Release into Hypophysial Portal Blood*

1979 • 130 citations

Evidence That Hypothalamic Periventricular Dopamine Neurons Innervate the Intermediate Lobe of the Rat Pituitary

1992 • 130 citations

Ovarian steroids differentially regulate the expression of PRL-R in neuroendocrine dopaminergic neuron populations: a double label confocal microscopic study

1998 • 119 citations

Ovarian Steroid Modulation of Prolactin Surges in Cervically Stimulated Ovariectomized Rats*

1978 • 116 citations

The metabolism of dopamine in the median eminence reflects the activity of tuberoinfundibular neurons

1987 • 113 citations

Prolactin activates all three populations of hypothalamic neuroendocrine dopaminergic neurons in ovariectomized rats

1999 • 111 citations

Distribution of prolactin receptor immunoreactivity in the brain of estrogen-treated, ovariectomized rats.

1998 • 109 citations

Prolactin Receptor mRNA Localization in the Hypothalamus by in situ Hybridization

1994 • 101 citations

The Posterior Pituitary: Regulation of Anterior Pituitary Prolactin Secretion

1981 • 96 citations

Periventricular-Hypophysial Dopaminergic Neurons Innervate the Intermediate but Not the Neural Lobe of the Rat Pituitary Gland

1995 • 92 citations

Detection of prolactin receptor (PRL-R) mRNA in the rat hypothalamus and pituitary gland.

1992 • 86 citations

Prolactin Receptors in the Rat Hypothalamus: Autoradiographic Localization and Characterization

1993 • 85 citations

Prolactin-Induced Activation of Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neurons: Evidence for Both a Rapid ‘Tonic’ and a Delayed ‘Induction’ Component

1984 • 77 citations

Hypothalamic Factors Involved in the Endogenous Stimulatory Rhythm Regulating Prolactin Secretion*

1989 • 76 citations

Oxytocin, Vasoactive-Intestinal Peptide, and Serotonin Regulate the Mating-Induced Surges of Prolactin Secretion in the Rat*

1990 • 75 citations

Rapid Effects of Hyperprolactinemia on Basal Prolactin Secretion and Dopamine Turnover in the Medial and Lateral Median Eminence*

1985 • 70 citations

Progesterone Reverses the Estradiol-lnduced Decrease in Tyrosine Hydroxylase mRNA Levels in the Arcuate Nucleus

1993 • 64 citations

Dopaminergic neurons of periventricular and arcuate nuclei of pseudopregnant rats: semicircadian rhythm in Fos-related antigens immunoreactivities and in dopamine concentration.

1996 • 63 citations

An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine

1998 • 61 citations

Dopamine Transporters Participate in the Physiological Regulation of Prolactin¹

2000 • 61 citations

Characterization of the Dopaminergic Input to the Pituitary Gland throughout the Estrous Cycle of the Rat

1998 • 61 citations

Activity of oxytocinergic neurons in the paraventricular nucleus mirrors the periodicity of the endogenous stimulatory rhythm regulating prolactin secretion.

1992 • 58 citations

Sexual Differences in the Sensitivity of Tuberoinfundibular Dopamine Neurons to the Actions of Prolactin

1981 • 50 citations

Modulation of prolactin receptors in the rat hypothalamus in response to changes in serum concentration of endogenous prolactin or to ovine prolactin administration

1994 • 48 citations

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid concentrations in the intermediate lobe and neural lobe of the posterior pituitary gland as an index of tuberohypophysial dopaminergic neuronal activity

1990 • 48 citations

A Sex-Specific Endogenous Stimulatory Rhythm Regulating Prolactin Secretion*

1989 • 45 citations

The effect of neurointermediate lobe denervation on hypothalamic neuroendocrine dopaminergic neurons

1998 • 43 citations

Dopaminergic Neurons in Periventricular and Arcuate Nuclei of Proestrous and Ovariectomized Rats: Endogenous Diurnal Rhythm of Fos-Related Antigens Expression

1997 • 42 citations

Feedback Effects of Placental Lactogens on Prolactin Levels and Fos-Related Antigen Immunoreactivity of Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus during Pregnancy in the Rat*

1999 • 40 citations

Chronic Posterior Pituitary Lobectomy: Prolonged Elevation of Plasma Prolactin and Interruption of Cyclicity

1986 • 35 citations

Stimulation of Dopamine Release into Hypophysial Portal Blood by Administration of Progesterone*

1979 • 34 citations

Posterior Pituitary Lobectomy: Differential Elevation of Plasma Prolactin and Luteinizing Hormone in Estrous and Lactating Rats*

1982 • 33 citations

Time-Dependent Increase in Plasma Prolactin after Pituitary Stalk Section: Role of Posterior Pituitary Dopamine*

1989 • 31 citations

Excitatory and Inhibitory Dopaminergic Regulation of Oxytocin Secretion in the Lactating Rat: Evidence for Respective Mediation by D-1 and D-2 Dopamine Receptor Subtypes

1991 • 30 citations

Changes in the local metabolism of dopamine in the anterior and neural lobes but not in the intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland during nursing

1998 • 29 citations

Activity of vasoactive intestinal peptide and serotonin in the paraventricular nucleus reflects the periodicity of the endogenous stimulatory rhythm regulating prolactin secretion.

1992 • 28 citations

Endothelin Is an Autocrine Regulator of Prolactin Secretion**This work was supported by NIH Grants HD-11669 and DK-43200 (to M.E.F.).

1998 • 28 citations

Placental lactogen mimics prolactin in activating tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons

1983 • 28 citations

Characterization of in Vitro Dopamine Synthesis in the Median Eminence of Rats with Haloperidol-Induced Hyperprolactinemia and Bromocriptine-Induced Hypoprolactinemia

1986 • 25 citations

Adenohypophysial Dopamine Content during Physiological Changes in Prolactin Secretion*

1984 • 24 citations

Hypoprolactinemia Induced by Hypophysectomy and Long-Term Bromocriptine Treatment Decreases Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neuronal Activity and the Responsiveness of These Neurons to Prolactin

1985 • 24 citations

Stimulatory Effects of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide and Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide on Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neuron Activity in Estrogen-Treated Ovariectomized Rats and Their Correlation with Prolactin Secretion

1996 • 23 citations

Prolactin regulation of tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons: immunoneutralization studies

2000 • 23 citations

Role of Prolactin Feedback in the Semicircadian Rhythm of Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neuronal Activity during Early Pregnancy in the Rat

1983 • 17 citations

Responsiveness of Tuberoinfundibular Dopamine Neurons in the Aged Female Rat to the Stimulatory Actions of Prolactin

1987 • 17 citations

Stimulatory effect of central oxytocin on tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuron activity and inhibition on prolactin secretion: neurochemical and electrophysiological studies.

1996 • 16 citations

The Endogenous Stimulatory Rhythm Regulating Prolactin Secretion Is Present in the Lactating Rat

1991 • 16 citations

Observations on the localization of prolactin receptor mRNA in rat tissues as revealed by in situ hybridization

1992 • 14 citations

Selective effects of hyperprolactinemia on in vitro dopamine release from median eminence synaptosomes

1988 • 11 citations

Dopamine inhibits in vitro release of VIP and proliferation of VIP-immunoreactive pituitary cells

1996 • 6 citations

Prolactin stimulates [ 3H]dopamine release from dispersed rat tubero-infundibular dopaminergic neurons and dopamine decreases gonadotropin-releasing hormone release induced by calcium ionophore

1993 • 4 citations