Differential regulation of prolactin release and lactotrope proliferation during pregnancy, lactation and the estrous cycle

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-79

  Yin, Ping ^a   Arita, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Estradiol; Lactation; Lactotrope; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; ESTRADIOL; PROLACTIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LACTATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SUCKLING;

EID: 0033824237     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054574     Document Type: Article

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