Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE INC

Amount

$141,405.00

Award Date

9/29/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The hormone prolactin (PRL) in combination with the steroidal and neuropeptidergic changes accompanying pregnancy stimulate the onset of maternal care. The actions of PRL have been clearly demonstrated in studies in the rat. Direct infusions of PRL into