Control of milk production and mammary involution
The present invention is a method for increasing serotonin activity in mammary glands such that involution of milk secretion of the same mammary glands occurs. The present invention further is a composition that can be implanted, or infused into the mammary glands to cause involution of milk secretion.
1. A method for increasing involution of milk secretion from one or more mammary glands, the method being comprised of:
increasing serotonin activity in one or more mammary glands by introduction of compounds via infusion, implantation, or a combination thereof to a subject in need of involution of milk secretion; wherein the serotonin activity is increased by a serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) in the form of sertraline.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein serotonin activity is increased by implantation in the form of a solid, paste, gel, or suspension.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the infusion and/or implantation occur through a teat canal.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more mammary glands are part of a human, a rodent, a cow, a goat, a sheep, a swine, or a horse.