Thyrotrophin-releasing hormone, vasoactive intestinal peptide, prolactin-peleasing peptide and dopamine regulation of prolactin secretion by different lactotroph morphological subtypes in the rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 605-613

  Christian, Helen C ^a   Chapman, L P ^a   Morris, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Lactotrophs; Prolactin; Prolactin releasing peptide; TRH; VIP

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RELEASING FACTOR; PROTIRELIN; SULPIRIDE; TANNIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SECRETORY GRANULE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; LACTATION; LACTOTROPHS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROPEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SULPIRIDE; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 34447554400     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01567.x     Document Type: Article

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