Corticosterone induces hypoactivity of prolactin immunoreactive cells

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-20

  Carretero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary gland; Prolactin; Rat

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTERONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031401644     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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