Pol André Bouin (11 June 1870 – 5 February 1962) was a French histologist and reproductive endocrinologist. He is best known for the fixative

Bouin solution Bouin solution, or Bouin's solution, is a compound fixative used in histology. It was invented by French biologist Pol Bouin and is composed of picric acid, acetic acid and formaldehyde in an aqueous solution. Bouin's fluid is especially useful f ...

named after him. Bouin was born in

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, France in a family of veterinarians. He studied medicine at Nancy and was influenced by Auguste Prenant. He received a doctor of medicine degree in 1897. He worked as a histology preparator and later became professor of anatomy in 1898. He succeeded Professor Prenant in the chair of histology at Nancy in 1908. He conducted numerous experiments. In 1929 he demonstrated that lactation could be induced in rabbits without ovaries by administering anterior pituitary extract at a time when

prolactin Prolactin (PRL), also known as lactotropin, is a protein best known for its role in enabling mammals to produce milk. It is influential in over 300 separate processes in various vertebrates, including humans. Prolactin is secreted from the pit ...

had not yet been identified. In 1932 he published ''Elements d'histologie''.

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