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- Title
Pharmacological Overview of Galactogogues.
- Authors
Tabares, Felipe Penagos; Jaramillo, Juliana V. Bedoya; Ruiz-Cortés, Zulma Tatiana
- Abstract
Galactogogues are substances used to induce, maintain, and increase milk production, both in human clinical conditions (like noninfectious agalactias and hypogalactias) and in massification of production in the animal dairy industry. This paper aims to report the state of the art on the possible mechanisms of action, effectiveness, and side effects of galactogogues, including potential uses in veterinary and human medicine. The knowledge gaps in veterinary clinical practice use of galactogogues, especially in the standardization of the lactogenic dose in some pure drugs and herbal preparations, are reviewed.
- Subjects
MILK yield; DAIRY industry; VETERINARY medicine; HERBAL medicine; PROLACTIN; DRUG efficacy; PHARMACOLOGY
- Publication
Veterinary Medicine International, 2014, p1
- ISSN
2090-8113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2014/602894