The regulation of adenohypophyseal prolactin secretion: Effect of triiodothyronine and methylene blue on estrogenized rat adenohypophysis

Physiological Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Nedvidkova J ^a   Pacak K ^b   Haluzik M ^c   Nedvidek J ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Dopamine receptors; Estrogen; Methylene blue; NO; Prolactin; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; LIOTHYRONINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE GROWTH;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HYPERPLASIA; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0034051245     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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