Involvement of salsolinol in suckling-induced oxytocin surge in sheep

The objective of the present study was to verify the hypothesis that salsolinol is involved in the mechanism that generates the oxytocin surge that occurs during suckling. Thus, a structural analogue of salsolinol, 1-methyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline (1MeDIQ), known to antagonize some of its actions, was infused into the third ventricle of the brain of lactating sheep nursing their offspring.
Source: Domestic Animal Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research