Prolactin, alone or in combination with glucocorticoids, enhances tight junction formation and expression of the tight junction protein occludin in mammary cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Stelwagen, Kerst ^a   McFadden, Holli A ^a   Demmer, Jerome ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

HC11 cells; Mammary gland; Occludin; Prolactin; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; OCCLUDIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAMMARY GLAND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; INULIN; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROLACTIN; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0032821577     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00145-8     Document Type: Article

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