Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulates prolactin release from lactotrophs in photoperiodic species through a gonadotropin-independent mechanism

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 370-377

  Henderson, Helen L ^a   Hodson, David J ^a   Gregory, Susan J ^a   Townsend, Julie ^a   Tortonese, Domingo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone receptor; Gonadotroph; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Lactotroph; Pituitary; Prolactin; Seasonal reproduction

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN S 100; PROTIRELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORSES; LACTOTROPHS; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PERIODICITY; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, GONADOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, LH; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EQUIDAE; OVIS;

EID: 38549147464     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.064063     Document Type: Article

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