Increased prolactin receptor immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus of lactating rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 693-705

  Pi, X J ^a   Grattan, D R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dioestrus; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Lactation; Prolactin receptor

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; GONADORELIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032771298     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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