Effects of cyclosporin treatment on prolactin pulsatility in chronic hyperprolactinemic male rats

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-47

  Lafuente, Anunciación ^a   Salgado, Aurora ^a   García Bonacho, Manuel ^b   Esquifino, Ana I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin; Hyperprolactinemia; Male rats; Prolactin pulsatility

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029942751     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00179-4     Document Type: Article

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