The role of glucocorticoids in secretory activation and milk secretion, a historical perspective

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-304

  Casey, Theresa M ^a   Plaut, Karen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Milk sythesis; Secretory activation

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEIN; ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; BETA CASEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MILK PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE B; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; STAT5 PROTEIN; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

COLOSTRUM; EXPLANT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; INVOLUTION; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK PRODUCTION; ORGAN CULTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TIGHT JUNCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLOSTRUM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MILK; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 36649008781     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-007-9055-3     Document Type: Review

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