Ontogenesis of prolactin receptors in the human fetus in early gestation: Implications for tissue differentiation and development

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1107-1117

  Freemark, Michael ^a   Driscoll, Phyllis ^a   Maaskant, Rhonda ^b   Petryk, Anna ^a   Kelly, Paul A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

development; embryo; growth; lactogen; placenta

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; ORGANOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE INDUCTION;

EID: 0030907179     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119239     Document Type: Article

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