Expression of mRNA for prolactin receptor (long form) in dopamine and pro-opiomelanocortin neurones in the arcuate nucleus of non-pregnant and lactating rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 827-835

  Kokay, Ilona C ^a   Grattan, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Hypothalamus; Lactation; Prolactin receptor; TIDA neurone

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; DOPAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RNA PROBE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CHOROID PLEXUS; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 28044446776     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01374.x     Document Type: Article

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