Differences in the activity of prolactin cells in male and female fresh water teleost Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede) during gonadal cycle

Conclusion Difference in the activity of PRL cells was noted between male and female M. armatus. It act as hypercalcemic factor in females whose level increase along with maturation of ovary with the influence of increasing level of 17 β-estradiol from ovarian follicles to fulfill the increased demand of calcium for vitellogenesis and thus directly effecting reproduction. No such role of prolactin was observed for male fishes.
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research