Viktor I Goudochnikov*

Member of LA-DOHaD and ISOAD, PhD in Biochemistry, Santa Maria – RS, Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Viktor I Goudochnikov, Member of LA-DOHaD and ISOAD, PhD in Biochemistry, Santa Maria – RS, Brazil.

Received: October 16, 2025; Published: November 14, 2025

Abstract

It is suggested that more attention should be attracted to maturation of prolactin secretion in females during postnatal development, especially after perinatal exposure to stress or glucocorticoids in excess. For this aim experimental models on rats and pituitary cell cultures can be efficiently used, outlining the possibility of studies on intergenerational transfer of disease risk by changing the adaptation to lactation through altered prolactin function.

Keywords: Experimental Models; Ontogeny; Prolactin

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Citation

Citation: Viktor I Goudochnikov. “Maturation of Prolactin Secretion in Females: Experimental Models Help to Reveal its Probable Importance in the Intergenerational Mode". Acta Scientific Women's Health 7.12 (2025): 03-07.

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Copyright: © 2025 Viktor I Goudochnikov. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.