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RCV and plasma erythropoietic activity were significantly increased throughout lactation in the mouse as compared with normal female mice and with nonlactating postpartum mice. The RCV decreased and plasma erythropoietic activity disappeared rapidly in nonlactating mice. Prolactin stimulated erythropoiesis in postpartum nonlactating mice and polycythemic mice while adrenal steroids and thyroid hormone were ineffective.
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