Effect of adenohypophyseal pars tuberalis secretions on pars distalis prolactin liberation;Efecto de secreciones de pars tuberalis de la adenohipofisis sobre la liberacion de prolactina desde pars distalis

Medicina

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-40

  Lafarque, Martha ^a   Oliveros, Liliana ^a   Aguado, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; Pars distalis; Pars tuberalis; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; MALE; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031614443     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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