Variations in the cellular proliferation of prolactin cells from late pregnancy to lactation in rats

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-101

  Carretero, José ^a   Rubio, Manuel ^a   Blanco, Enrique ^a   Burks, Deborah J ^a   Torres L , José ^a   Hernández, Elena ^a   Bodego, Pilar ^a   Riesco, José M ^a   Juanes, Juan A ^a   Vázquez, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellular proliferation; Lactation; Late pregnancy; Proclactin cells

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CYCLINE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037385637     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(03)80068-7     Document Type: Article

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