Role of prolactin in the regulation of macrophages and in the proliferative activity of vascular cells in newly formed and regressing rat corpora lutea

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 478-486

  Gaytan F ^b   Morales, C ^a   Bellido, C ^a   Aguilar, E ^a   Sanchez Criado J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b International Network on Physical Exercise and Fertility   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BROMOCRIPTINE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; MACROPHAGES; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030858555     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.2.478     Document Type: Article

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