Prolactin in the male: 25 Years later

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 661-666

  Bartke, Andrzej ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

BEAR; BREEDING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAMSTER; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 4143109176     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb02837.x     Document Type: Review

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