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hypothalamic-pituitary-prolactin axis

The hypothalamic-pituitary-prolactin (HPP) axis is composed of the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary, and the mammary glands and triggers the postpartum breast engorgement and the let-down reflex.

• hypothalamus PrRP20 [20] [secr.]
• PrRP20 pituitary gland of diencephalon [21] [binding] []
  • "" 1 hypothalamus PrRP20 [20] [secr.]
• hypothalamus TRH [22] [secr.]
• TRH pituitary gland of diencephalon [23] [binding] []
  • "" 1 hypothalamus TRH [22] [secr.]
• pituitary gland of diencephalon PRL [24] [secr.]
  • "" 1 PrRP20 pituitary gland of diencephalon [21] [binding] []
  • "" 1 TRH pituitary gland of diencephalon [23] [binding] []
• lactation in mammary gland [25] [phe.]
  • "" 1 pituitary gland of diencephalon PRL [24] [secr.]

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