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Prolactin and Tadpole Growth.
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1967
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Mammalian PhysiologyTadpole GrowthReproductive BiologyCell GrowthEmbryologyMammalian Growth HormoneMammalian ProlactinPublic HealthAnimal PhysiologyRana Catesbeiana TadpolesMorphogenesisDevelopmental EndocrinologyOrganogenesisEndocrinologyBiologyDevelopmental BiologyPhysiologyMedicineComparative Physiology
Mammalian prolactin inhibits thyroxin-induced resorption of the tail in Rana catesbeiana tadpoles. Mammalian growth hormone does not show this effect. The possible importance of prolactin as a larval growth hormone in amphibians is emphasized.