Lovastatin Inhibits Prolactin-Induced Nb2 Cell Mitogenesis and Milk Product Synthesis in Mouse Mammary Gland Explants

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-103

  Camarillo, Ignacio G ^a   Rillema, James A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEVINOLIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPOGENESIS; MAMMARY GLAND; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; LACTOSE; LOVASTATIN; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS P21(RAS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030984459     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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