Insulin-like growth factor I and its binding protein-3 are regulators of lactation and maternal responsiveness
Abstract Adaptation to motherhood includes maternal behaviour and lactation during the postpartum period.The bondage_leather major organizing centres of maternal behaviour and lactation are located in the hypothalamic medial preoptic area (MPOA) and the arcuate nucleus, respectively.Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is an effector of the growth