Effects of tamoxifen on serum prolactin levels, pituitary immunoreactive prolactin cells and uterine growth in estradiol-treated ovariectomized rats

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Spritzer, Poli Mara ^a,c   Ribeiro, Maria Flávia M ^a   Oliveira, Miriam C ^b   Barbosa Coutinho, Ligia M ^b   Silva, Ilma S B ^a   Dahlem, Neusa ^a   Cericatto, R ^a   Pavanato, Maria Amália ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antiestrogens; bromocriptine; dopamine agonists; lactotrophs; prolactin; tamoxifen; uterine growth

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; ESTRADIOL; PROLACTIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS GROWTH;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029895947     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979154     Document Type: Article

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