Regulation of prolactin secretion by adrenal steroids in oestrogen- treated ovariectomized rats: Participation of endogenous opioid peptides

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1433-1438

  Caron R W ^a   Salicioni, A M ^a   Deis, R P ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Reproduccion y Lactancia Mendoza   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone; Mifepristone; Naloxone; Oestrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NALOXONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NALOXONE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030728836     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(97)00109-3     Document Type: Article

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