Age-related differences in the secretion of calcitonin in female rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 275, Issue 5 38-5, 1998, Pages

  Lu, Chien Chen ^a   Tsai, Shiow Chwen ^a   Wang, Shyi W U ^b   Huang, William J S ^a,c   Wang, Paulus S ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Prolactin

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; THYROID GLAND; THYROID WEIGHT;

EID: 33746672487     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.275.5.e735     Document Type: Article

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