Prolactin receptor gene expression and foetal adipose tissue

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 885-890

  Symonds, M E ^c   Phillips, I D ^a,d   Anthony, R V ^b   Owens, J A ^a   McMillen, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Foetus; Prolactin receptor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; RNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; KIDNEY; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE; SHEEP;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; KIDNEY; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; SHEEP;

EID: 0031789675     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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