Effect of estradiol or calcium treatment on mammotrophs of female middle-aged rats

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 393-402

  Milošević, Verica ^a   Starčević, Vesna ^b   Šošić Jurjević, Branka ^a   Filipovic B ^a   Trifunović, Svetlana ^a   Ristić, Nataša ^a   Nestorović, Nataša ^a   Manojlović, Milica ^a   Sekulić, Milka ^a  

^a Institute for Biological Research   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Estradiol; Female rats; Mammotrophs; Middle aged; PRL

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 38549137222     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AVB0706393M     Document Type: Article

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