Pup contact induces the expression of long form prolactin receptor mRNA in the brain of female rats: Effects of ovariectomy and hypophysectomy on receptor gene expression

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 335-340

  Sugiyama, T ^a   Minoura, H ^a   Toyoda, N ^a   Sakaguchi, K ^a   Tanaka, M ^a   Sudo, S ^a   Nakashima, K ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029943285     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1490335     Document Type: Article

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