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THE participation of the hypothalamus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary in milk ejection is well known. On the other hand, the importance of the suckling stimulus in maintaining the secretion of milk1, suggested that the hypothalamus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary played some part in controlling the secretion of anterior pituitary galactopoietic hormones.
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ÔTA, K., YOKOYAMA, A. Effect of Oxytocin Administration on Respiration of Lactating Mammary Gland Tissues in Rats. Nature 182, 1509–1510 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821509a0
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