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Prolactin, the Hormone of Paternity

Carsten Schradin and Gustl Anzenberger

C. Schradin and G. Anzenberger are in the Anthropologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Zürich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
Prolactin has long been known to play a significant role in maternal care. When behavioral endocrinologists began to examine the endocrinology of fatherhood, prolactin was also found to be connected with paternal care in fish, birds, and mammals including primates.

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