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In virgin rats, prolactin inhibits oxytocin neurones but this effect would be counterproductive during lactation when secretion of both hormones is required for synthesis and delivery of milk to the newborn. Hence, we determined the effects of intracerebroventricular (<jats:sc>i.c.v.<\/jats:sc>) prolactin on oxytocin neurones in urethane\u2010anaesthetised virgin, pregnant and lactating rats. Prolactin (2\u00a0\u03bcg) consistently inhibited oxytocin neurones in virgin and pregnant rats (by 1.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.4 and 1.8\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.5\u00a0spikes\u00a0s<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>, respectively), but not in lactating rats; indeed, prolactin excited six of 27 oxytocin neurones by &gt;1\u00a0spike\u00a0s<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>in lactating rats but excited none in virgin or pregnant rats (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup><jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a07.2,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.03). Vasopressin neurones were unaffected by prolactin (2\u00a0\u03bcg) in virgin rats but were inhibited by 1.1\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.2\u00a0spikes\u00a0s<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>in lactating rats. Immunohistochemistry showed that<jats:sc>i.c.v.<\/jats:sc>prolactin increased oxytocin expression in virgin and lactating rats and increased signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 phosphorylation to a similar extent in oxytocin neurones of virgin and lactating rats. Western blotting showed that<jats:sc>i.c.v.<\/jats:sc>prolactin did not affect phosphorylation of extracellular regulated kinase 1 or 2, or of Akt in the supraoptic or paraventricular nuclei of virgin or lactating rats. 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